Aftereffects

When it is too hot, the immediate response is let's get this over with.  Unfortunately, the fallout from last week's heat wave will be with us for some time.  Lettuce and romaine that looked fine on Saturday shows internal and external tipburn today.  Endive and escarole has stopped growing and will probably show damage by the end of the week.  The baby arugula is bolting while still too small to harvest.  And that is only what we see and know right now.  The heat and dryness will affect yield and quality of field crops, fruit and even hay, as the second growth slows to a crawl.  If this is the new normal, I'm glad I'm closer to retirement than I am to starting in this business.  It won't be pretty if we can look forward to this kind of weather every summer.