As of last night my plants had taken the heat quite well. But I was not looking forward to forecasts that the next day would be even hotter before a cool change blew in.
Lucky me! By 10:30am they revised the forecasts from a high of 37 to a high of 27! That's not typical of Melbourne heat waves; 90% of the time they stick around a few days before an afternoon cool change blows in and the temperature drops quite abruptly. So to have a morning cool change is wonderfully good luck.
It makes up for a rather grumpy morning. I checked on the pumpkin before work and I'd been slack - a few fruit high up on the fence had been getting fat, and the weight had pulled the vine off the fence. So at 8:30am (at 32 degrees) I was typing up the pumpkin vine in full sun and putting together a few more "hammocks". All I got for my efforts were scratched arms! Pumpkin vines are a bit prickly you see.
Lucky me! By 10:30am they revised the forecasts from a high of 37 to a high of 27! That's not typical of Melbourne heat waves; 90% of the time they stick around a few days before an afternoon cool change blows in and the temperature drops quite abruptly. So to have a morning cool change is wonderfully good luck.
It makes up for a rather grumpy morning. I checked on the pumpkin before work and I'd been slack - a few fruit high up on the fence had been getting fat, and the weight had pulled the vine off the fence. So at 8:30am (at 32 degrees) I was typing up the pumpkin vine in full sun and putting together a few more "hammocks". All I got for my efforts were scratched arms! Pumpkin vines are a bit prickly you see.
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