When the temperature goes over 100, everything stops growing, even the powdery mildew. Okra seems to be the only exception. It is a member of the same family as cotton and the heat seems to favor it’s growth. The tomatoes continue to ripen, but the new pollen is deformed and cannot set fruit.
The high temperature is also hard on the gardener. Turning compost or pulling weeds is just asking for a stroke or heart attack. The activities in our garden yesterday were limited to picking it. Tonight if it is still that hot, and it probably will be, the backlog of patty-pan squash that needs drying will get sliced, parboiled and started in the dryer.
The sauerkraut is ready to can and there may be enough tomatoes to fill a jar or two. If so canning will get started in our house. The tomatoes and sauerkraut can both be canned in a hot water bath, so we won’t have to use the pressure canner.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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