HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!

This week has been scorching, with high temperatures and mid-50% humidity. There’s no sign of rain for the start of the week. The ground is cracked in some areas under large trees and along the driveway. Keeping newly planted grow bags watered has been a challenge. A drip irrigation system in the grow bags is needed. Herbaceous plants were wilting in the afternoon heat and sunshine. Rain continued to miss this area, but lightning was close by. The rain traveled just north and south of here, and even dissipated just before reaching my area. Finally, on Thursday afternoon, we received a brief 0.14” shower that dried up before the lawn’s roots could get to it. lol. The grandkids spent June with us.  They are from 9K feet elevation in Colorado and have been complaining about the high temperatures and humidity we have here even though they usually visit every six months and know a little about weather conditions in this area. The one day we did get a cooling shower, they ran barefoot in the rain and loved the feeling of  grass to play on.  The grandkids only have sand in most places around their home in CO.