Hot Hot Hot

Compared to Memphis or Dallas, it is not really hot here, but anytime the temp hits 90, it is cause for concern.  Most of the major crops in the North Country such as spinach, lettuce and the cole crops stop growing in hot weather.  Minor veg crops like peppers, cukes and tomatoes love the heat, but they are not the bread and butter of most shippers.  Besides, hot usually means dry, and that is not good.  Most growers are not set to irrigate but to drain fields of too much water.  It looks like a long hot week and weekend ahead, so we can expect some heat damage to lettuce and romaine and bolting in some of the herbs like cilantro.  Still it's better here than in the Midwest or South.