Wow, Thats more humid than here! This morning was very muggy. It was about 76F with a dew point of 72F. All the windows were fogged up. Yesterday the sky just opened up and it poured for 15 minutes (and over an inch of rain fell). Today got to about 90F with a dew point just under 70F now but tommorrow is going to be more humid and also warmer. Tommorrow has a chance for some pop up strong thunderstorms with a high of 96F and dew points probably in the mid 70s at the least.

The plants are loving it! My windmill palms push out more and more leaves and my banana plants are really doing well too. The cannas are starting to bloom and so are one of my plumerias (maybe a day before that one opens).
Im trying fish emultion (I think thats how you spell it). Its called Alaska fish emultion and has a number of 5-1-1. Has anyone used it with sucess. I think that the fertlizer would work really well to give these plants what they need to grow there best in this heat.

Good luck!

Hey TZ7,

I use fish emulsion and my plants and Plummies love it!!!
Seaweed extract is another product you should try..it doesn't smell that great but the odor disapates (sp?) pretty quickly.

How is your Divine?

Tommorow out forecast is calling for record heat...101*

I am so exhausted from watering in this heat!!! (But I'm not really complaining!!!) I'm just really HOT!!!

Take care everyone!!!

Laura in VB

Hey Jim,

I also meant to say...please send some of that wonderful liquid gold that is making your plants grow so quickly!!! LOL!!! We could really use some rain here in VB!!!

Did I mention that it's really HOT here? I think my sandals are melting to the bottom of my feet!!!

Take care!!

Laura in VB

It has been 93F to 100f here for 13 straight days.We have been having those popup afternoon showers everyday.I dont usually check humidity but at 9:05pm it's 91F and 79% humidity.I noticed my Phoenix Robellini has a strange looking thing comming out of the trunk.I think it's starting to bloom for the first time.As I said I dont usually check on how humid it is because living in the deep south it's always very humid in summer.With heat indexes well into the 100s.

Hi laura,
The divine is doing really really well. I have 4 inflos (ant there are only 5 branches on the plant!). They are really good bloomers when established. I think the first flowers are going to open tomorrow but maybe not. Ill post some pics when it blooms! And thanks for your response on the fish emultion. Im going to try it on some of my plants tomorrow and if they really like it Ill add them to all of my plants.
Its actually going to be below average here next week, only the low 80s. But the remainder of this week will be warm and humid.
Good luck and stay cool!!
-Alex

Laura,
we could also use the rain in Lynchburg. We are hot here too (temps in the low to mid 90's) almost every day - but no rain!!! Way too dry here. I noticed the 757 is calling for triple digits and 120+ heat index! Have fun :)

Today was the 8th straight day of 90 or better here, most of which have seen dewpoints in the mid 70s. Nighttime lows have been running 75-80. It just does not cool off at night in the city anymore. It is almost 11PM and it is still 88F with a dewpoint of 75. So far for June, we have had 14 days of 90 or better, many of them around 95+ and the past few days in the upper 90s with high humidity. This is HOT for June here. We usually do not see this until July/ August. Tomrrow's forecast, 97-101 with dewpoints in the upper 70s, possibly pushing 80. Steam bath anyone?

I have to say though, I love it. I will take this over cold/ frozen / snowy / damp yuckness of winter any day. For this is.....

PALM TREE WEATHER! =o)

The best fish fertilizer I found is Neptune's Harvest, It's an organic fertilizer made from fresh North Atlantic fish.It is made by a unique cold process that protects the vitamins, amino acids, enzymes and growth hormones.
It also contains all the micro and macro nutrients naturally found in fish. The nitrogen and other nutrients are chelated, so they are readily available for plants consumption.Unlike fish emulsions, Neptune's Harvest retains the fish proteins and oils and has no unpleasant odor. University studies have shown Neptune's Harvest to outperform chemical fertilizers.

Hey Randy,

I have that Neptune's Harvest as well!!!

Great Stuff!!

Laura in VB

It is only 10:30 AM here and it is already 94F with a dewpoint of 78F and a heat index of 109!

My shaded outdoor thermometer is reading 93.7. This is some pretty crazy heat for so early in the season.

Record high temp was set yesterday at both Washington D.C. and Baltimore. 100F I'm not sure how long Baltimore's record stood, but Washington, D.C.'s record was last set in 1894. My shaded outdoor thermometer also got that same reading for the high.

Today it is going to cool off and be much more pleaseant at 92 for the high, then right back to the mid and upper 90s until next Wednesday.

DC has been a lot warmer than NYC so far this month. Im not sure whats causing it but temps down there are at least 5 degrees warmer than up here (sometimes 10) which is a pretty big difference considering that its not that great of a distance. Temperatures are going below average again next week (after hovering below average last week) with high temps in the low 80s on some days before warming back up just to average. The south stays hot and above average.
It has not been a very warm june here when compared to the south but it has been a bit milder than average and definitely drier than usual. I dont think we will be getting any more rain for the month and no reliable rain is in the forecast.

Good luck!
-Alex