Gardening for Dummies

We topped out at 91 degrees today.  Too hot for July and/or August in the North Country.  Even with irrigation the garden would be suffering.  Without it, the situation is deteriorating faster.  I am fortunate my soils are a good clay loam which holds moisture and most of the later plantings are sending roots down to the water, but you can't expect top quality with less than an inch of water during July.  One farmer says the long range forecast is for more rain by the end of the week.  I'll cross my fingers, but seeing is beleiving.   In typical farmer mode, I'll keep watering the seedlings so when the drought breaks there will still be a garden season, albeit a much shorter one than usual.