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Gardening

yardwork

(65,110 posts) Wed Jul 4, 2012, 04:22 PM Jul 2012

The tomatoes are cooking on the vine. [View all]

I've lost an old camellia bush - it just turned brown and died overnight.

It's the sixth day of 100+ degree F heat, and no rain at all in that time. This is what hell feels like.

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The tomatoes are cooking on the vine. [View all] yardwork Jul 2012 OP

No. Hell cancelled a tourist trip to our area because the heat was too high. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

It was 99 here today. Now we're having a thunderstorm. Denninmi Jul 2012 #2

108 degrees here today. ginnyinWI Jul 2012 #3

hugs to you NJCher Jul 2012 #9

seems like all i do is water. mopinko Jul 2012 #4

Don't forget the mosquitoes that love to feast on the holder of the hose. yardwork Jul 2012 #6

at least so do the bees. mopinko Jul 2012 #7

We should be so lucky. I think I'm keeping them alive with all my watering. yardwork Jul 2012 #8

We need rain. Lugnut Jul 2012 #5

Four times a day NJCher Jul 2012 #10