We're looking to beat back the record for most consecutive days above 17C (normal) in June. At seven days we tied the record from 20 years ago, and today will push it back to the 30 year record, with no end in sight according to the forecast. Yesterday went to 25C /77F and humidex 31C / 88F, which is close to record high for the date. For most of my sixty-odd years we never had more than 2 or 3 days in July with that kind of heat, if any. Now we are getting weeks of it, often. But there's no counting on it or planning your weather expectations, as it may just as likely be hellishly cold. This heat is quite a surprise after the long, extra cold spring.
I would normally wait until the beginning of July for the kind of weather that is easy on tomatoes, to move my extra plants outdoors. Two weeks ahead of the game this time, which is fine by me. Some sunny days have been hard on the greenhouse tomatoes though. Running a fan has helped. If the weather turns foul in July, at least they've had some good days and time to get used to the outdoor level of wind. Everything in outdoor beds has gotten terribly dry. Perennials are holding their own as usual, but all the veggie beds were so dry when I was planting yesterday, I ended up doing the rounds and watering every bed repeatedly.
Lucky for me I have a deep well and very reliable.
