3 inches of rain in last 24hrs. Bet the late blight loved that. Humid & hot today-does it like heat?
Update
Another 1.3 inches of rain fell that afternoon
The same day I wrote this, another 1.3 inches of rain fell late in the afternoon. That makes 4.3 inches in 48 hours. We often don’t get that much in a whole month, especially in the summer.
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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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HI: Just stop by to say hello, we are in the same boat as you are. Terrible weather for gardening in the NE.
Have a Great Day
John
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I feel for you on the rain and blight. The weather has certainly been curious this year- it’s been unusually cold for us.
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Twitter: @nancybond
Oh my, I’m so sorry to read about the blight. I guess we’ve been pretty lucky, despite all the humid weather we’ve had. Container gardening may have its advantages after all.
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Well, the late blight finally hit my garden in Zone 5b last weekend. It got all my tomatoes and (I think) my potato plant, which was thriving so beautifully. I’m all ready with Plan B; I already have my spinach seeds mixed in a custard cup for fall planting. Makes the pain a bit easier to bear to have a forward-moving plan!
But what will we all do without our tomatoes all year? Sigh. It’s very painful to get cooking magazines this August!
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No, I think it likes the cool conditions, wet, and wind.
Jill has a good post today on the Blight.
Further, we’re up on top a mountain, pretty far away from anyone, so we’ve been OK. But I hear from the folks in the village that the plants up close to the house, or otherwise sheltered (especially, I imagine, sheltered from the windy side), have fared better.
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