It's above 100F now. I didn't feel like going outside to check the thermometer when it rose above 90F.
I installed drip emitters for the last row of bush beans, and placed cardboard mulch next to the row. I also installed drip emitters for the four o'clocks. They were looking droopy in the heat. mI was hauling ten buckets of water each day. These emitters have a stated 1/2 gallon per hour rate, six inches apart.
The other bush beans looked so dry.
So I cut cardboard strips to cover between the rows. There wasn't enough, so I also cut kraft paper. Spring was too wet for kraft paper - it rotted. I think summer will plenty dry enough for it to last as long as needed.
I thinned the beans in the container planter, taking out about half of the plants.
Coreopsis is blooming now. First year from seeds.
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