Sightline

For me:

• Tomatillos from seed that I saved
• San Marzano tomatoes
• A couple Pomegranate trees (supposedly they do well in the heat)
• Oak tree from seeds I saved (they've been in the fridge)
• Flameleaf Sumac from seeds I saved
• Prime Ark 45 blackberry from propagation
• Bluecrisp blueberry from propagation
• Cantaloupe
• Watermelon
• Blue Hopi corn from saved seed
• Sorghum-Sudangrass as a cover crop

Apparently tomatoes will grow back after a freeze if you don't uproot them. That is all.

If you have any recently discovered gardening tips post them here.

1. A row of trellised corn makes for a decent wind block.
2. Many things go to seed early when the temps get to 100+
3. Apparently Hornworms can have 2 generations a year.
4. Bees like sweat.

And then, on Monday, came Earth’s hottest day in at least 125,000 years. Tuesday was hotter.

The heat index has been over 110F here in Texas. Obviously it gets hot in summer, but this is a bit earlier than usual.

Leave a comment if you know of any heat tolerant vegetables and cover crops that still grow and produce during excessive heat.

Vegetables:

1. Okra (Crimson Spineless and Heavy Hitter)
2. Eggplant
3. Pepper
4. Lettuce of unknown variety under a shade cloth.
5. Tomatillo
6. Watermelon (Black Diamond)
7. Butternut Squash
8. Recently planted Saturn Peach tree is doing ok if I water every other day.

Cover crops:

Sorghum-Sudangrass (I'm using this to cover the ground, produce biomass and to assist with compaction).

Miscellaneous notes:

Lettuce under shade cloth is somehow growing, I figured it would have died by now.

My tomatoes are producing albiet slower than before.

Cucumber seems to have stopped growing.

Jardelle Pumpkin transplants are doing ok with afternoon shade.

2nd planting of Corn tasselled way too early.