07/09/09, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Hill Country, Texas
Posts: 4,649
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Heat Is Taking Its Toll
5 weeks of days in the mid 90's to 106's and no rain to bring a respite, with the forecast of more of the same is really taking its toll on the stock, the gardens, and most of all on the rabbits. Rabbits have been getting 1-2 frozen 2 liter bottles of water each day, but they are suffering. The only things doing well are the tomatoes, squash and Cukes. The corn and beans have dried up - they weren't planted through black plastic mulch which has been a godsend for keeping enough water in the plants, for long enough to do any good. Fig trees are losing leaves, citrus leaves curl each day but are hanging on. Apples will turn out the size of ping pong balls. The only fruit thriving is the cactus apples on my Opuntia Robustos (giant prickly pear from the Galopagos Islands. It makes prickly pear fruit (called tunas) that are bigger than baseballs. Makes great jam - yum. It never gets too hot for them. The paddles of this catus are 12- 18 ainches in diameter and 2-3 inches thick.
Please pray for a break in the weather and some rain.
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