Hi Janis,


 JK> > After a very cold spring, hot weather has roared in. We hit 90 for
 JK> the > first time Thursday. Today is a few degrees cooler but no air is
 JK> moving > and it's very humid.

 JK> We must be tracking similiar weather at our two locations (g)... while
 JK> I'm always happy to see rain falling for my garden beds, the intense
 JK> humidity sure set my sinuses off the last few days :( Right now a lot

Not good. We had major thunderstorm warnings again last night but
escaped any hail, flooding etc. Today hasn't been quite as hot/humid;
it's been clouded over with a breeze.


 JK> of cloud cover and still air as you mention to boot.  And intermittent
 JK> fain of course.. so by the time I get out there again, it will be time
 JK> to thin the beets, spinach, chinese cabbage and lettuce. More salads
 JK> (g).

Sounds like some good eating. We've been enjoying the fresh produce from
the farmer's market this spring, plus the first tomato from our set of
3 plants.

>> :(  I believe it hit 90F one day, with high 80's for the rest.  My
>> spinach bolted from the heat... I picked what I could before it went
>> to seed.. normally mid-may is fine for spinach so I was pretty
>> surprised (g).

 JK> > Our parsley has flowered so I'll let it self seed. Probably will
 JK> pick > some to dry but IIRC. I've still got a fair amount of dried.

 JK> That's good.  I usually freeze parsley.  Probably time to get out
 JK> there and grab a few bunches as well.

I usually dry, then freeze it.


 JK> > OK, we put in a couple of sweet basil plants yesterday. Picked our
 JK> first > tomatoes yesterday as well.

 JK> Yum :)  Reminds me that I have to check what state my tomato plants
 JK> are at. With all this rain and warm air, they are probably doing well.

Most likely so. (G)


>> That's nice :) Needless to say my tomato plants are loving this heat
>> we got so early in the season.

 JK> > We only put in 3, pass alongs from a naighbor who had extras. I
 JK> probably > won't have a whole lot, if any, to put up but they'll be
 JK> good eating
 JK> > thru the summer.

 JK> IIRC, I put in 5 Big Boys, and 4 Romas. I doubt they have flowers yet,
 JK> but you never know :)

Better check--we have Better Boys. I thought about putting in some Romas
but we'll be on the road off and on this summer so wouldn't neccessarily
be home at the right time to do anything with them.

 JK> > And I should have gotten some lettuce at the farmer's market today
 JK> for > BLTs. Got other stuff instead--potatoes, green beans, cucumbers
 JK> and
 JK> > some spelt cinnamon rolls.

 JK> Sounds nice :)  We passed by one of Ithaca's farmers markets today, we
 JK> didn't have time to stop.. I was running to an emergency services
 JK> place for a bad sinus infection that seemed to come out of nowhere..
 JK> It's the first time I've been to one, really nice people and fast
 JK> service.

Hopefully you're doing better now. Did they give you antibiotics? I used
to get sinus infections on a semi regular basis but that stopped some
years ago; I don't miss them. (G)

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