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Gardening

Lugnut

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5. We need rain.

Reply to yardwork (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 01:09 AM

Jul 2012

It's usually pleasant in the Pocono Mountains of NE PA. That hasn't been the case for the past three or four Julys here. It's hot. Pizza oven hot and as dry as a bone. We're watering the tomatoes but they do much better with rain.

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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