Very brutal. I've got damage all over the place on flowers and new growing tips even though I ran soaker hoses all night and started watering early this morning.

After this cold, wet spring, I am not complaining about this heat. Not unless it continues though to fall, then I might complain.

I've got damage, too, due to that heat on Saturday. Wilted snow peas, joe pye weed, calla lily, etc. But they all perked back up when I watered.

Be careful what you wish for, eh, PNW'ers! :P

60* to 90* is just too big of a jump at once. What happened to lovely spring days of sunshine and 70*?

I've got damage to new growth on quite a few plants that didn't spring back after watering.....

Often the problem is that by July the soil on many sites has become quite dry - or at least too dry for the kind of soft, vigorous growth plants are producing at the time - and gardeners aren't aware of it. Always dig holes and check when there is a wilting problem. Anytime during the growing season there has been less than an inch per week of rain a need for irrigation sufficient to make up the difference may be possible. Even drought-adapted plants have a growing season when they need water.

Last night was spectacular! At 3/a in Oregon City the lightning and thunder were flashing and booming non-stop and then the luscious blessed rain, hard and pounding huge wet life-giving raindrops crashed down on the roof with welcome thunderous pouring. Rain hard enough to reach through leaves and needles and hit the ground and reach the upper root zone!

Today will be the 1st day in a long time that I don't have to worry about my plants and watering my 300+ trees. It misted a bit the past couple months but hasn't RAINED for a very long time.

Unfortunately the thunderous downpour didn't last long -- less than 10 minutes here -- but was oh so welcome and miraculous! The rain usually makes one last appearance around the 4th of July before the long relentless scorching burning hot drought of summer starts.

Bboy thank you so much for your logical factual posts stating the truth.

Looked at the rain gauge: 1" from last night's under-10-minute downpour. Yippeeee!

Trees love that real rainwater so much more than tapwater.

Still nice and moist outside but it's getting hot and evaporating. Noticed the algae is really growing all of a sudden in the fountains and birdbaths.