After the storm and a few cold days, the daytime temperature was only 18 degrees Celsius
The heat has returned to us, 34 degrees yesterday and today
The heat leaves its mark on plants, but we wouldn't be gardeners if ours prevented it
Although it is a difficult and uncertain struggle.
I don't have a drip irrigation system installed everywhere
So I grab a hose and walk around the garden
I prepared a water balloon for Goji, I drilled a plug and cut off the bottom. I put the balloon on the plug and add water. The water slowly comes out through the holes. The more holes, the faster the water comes out. It is best to have one or two holes so that the water slowly flows out. And to pour the water when the sun has already set.
I try to stress the plants as little as possible. But since the water comes from a spring and is around 14-15 degrees, I try to start watering as late as possible, so that everything cools down.
I fill old water balloons with water and let it sit for a whole day to cool down a bit. But I don't have enough balloons. I'm planning to buy a large 1000 liter water tank, where the water would stand, warm up a bit and be ready for watering. Probably next year.
We have visible traces of drought on the hazelnut and poplar trees.
The cherry tree is also suffering in this heat
And I think the Japanese Apple (Kaki) has started to dry up
The blackberry has also suffered, there are a lot of dried leaves, although it is watered regularly.
But the fruits have arrived, they are slowly getting a ripe dark color.
To know when a blackberry is ripe, simply try to pick it gently, if it remains in your hand, it is ripe. No need to pull and force, just come and get it tomorrow.
The aronia berries are also ripe,and they require daily visits and picking of the ripest fruits.
Hard work always pays off, that's why we have the return of raspberries and figs.
And they are progressing well, I am so delighted.
The young apple tree tolerates the heat well, and even the slightly older apple tree has a few surviving fruits.
The pear trees are half-baked, one produced well while the other only had one fruit, but both are holding up well.
And one surviving quince tolerates the sun well.
The tomato is in the shade, it produced a few ripe fruits but they were destroyed.
It was attacked by the stink bug. I have a real fight ahead of me with this pest.
I didn't even take pictures of everything, I'll have to in the next report.
Thanks for reading.
Until the next post.
Stay healthy.
