Feels like a no summer year here in Northern CA to me, so far. Today it is overcast, it has rained a little and temps are forecast to be no higher than the 70's for the next week.
My zinnias and tomatoes would like a little more heat & sun please.

We are in the 70's and low 80's for the next week. That's at least 10 degrees lower then normal. We live in the northern part of the Sacramento Valley(Orland). My tomatoes & melons would be happier with a bit more heat. It is nice to get out and work in though, I usually have to get up early to work in the garden before it warms up.
Donna

Here in the Central Valley day highs are low 80s.... and I'm not complaining! I know that soon enough the temps will be triple digits and AC bills high; so I'm savoring this nice weather -- with my windows wide open.

Yeah, but at least we will get a summer. wow, sumer time in freezing temps, whats their winter going to be like?

It is amazing how much the growth of the heat lovers has been slowed by this cool weather. We have 2500 bedding plants being grown for a fair exhibit starting in the middle of July and are becoming concerned. As for the opportunity to accomplish deferred garden projects in cool temperatures, it has been wonderful. Al

I am HAPPILY trading no tomatoes in June for no sweating in June, thank you very much! I adore this weather!

Carla in Sac

That's very sad, especially considering how many people are trying to grow some of their own food due to the economy. Maybe someone will come up with a nice affordable greenhouse. I know I could use one lately. It's been cool enough to run the furnace in the morning several days this week and last night we had the fireplace on downstairs. I don't believe my toms or peppers have grown much in the last two weeks.

Then there's that nasty June gloom that has even made it up to my elevation a couple of times. I travel down to the Upland area a couple of times a week to see my dad so have to experience it. It's so depressing and one of the reasons I will never voluntarily move back to that area of So.Ca.

But it's nice today so I've spent a few hours deadheading roses and other perennials. Time to get back out there and do a few more chores in case it gets cold and windy again.

Al, I hope you get the heat you need for your fair exhibit. Sounds like a fun project. : )

This is excellent grafting weather, I am not complaining, as I am still in the middle of grafting a number of new apple and pear varieties. And this late in the year, with the cool weather, the rate of success is much higher, and graftts take off like gangbuster, growing inches within the first few weeks.

But my tomatoes are lagging behind, usually we get our first ones around the 4th of July. It would take a miracle to make it happen this year.

We've been in the low 70's here along the south side of the Santa Cruz mountains, it's much cooler and more humid than usual, we even had a few showers that cracked some of the cherries, but they were still good. Water temps are all the way up in the low 60's because of the lack of ocean upwelling, so it doesn't cool much at night.

This is definitely weird, doesn't feel like Summer at all.

I'm not happy with the nasty June Gloom either. Normally I only get it maybe 5 days of the month, so far I think it's been here every day.
The sun is trying today and sometimes finally get sun around 5pm.
I have a couple green peppers full size but waiting for them to be yellow.
I guess the only good thing is less evaporation.
Too cool to even have doors and windows open with the cold wind.