Today's Weather in Your Garden - 21

Great shots, WC. I don't think I've ever seen one - except on the baseball field. Here's a shot of more of the patio work. It's the large step outside the porch. The concrete was grungy and chipping. It's now covered with bluestone.

Very Cool, Victor!

Beautiful stone work on the risers!

nice plan to have the flats go to the edge of the house.
Will this be a place for containers?

Thanks. I usually do have containers there, Jo Ann. I have a three step 'staircase' that the film students at work were throwing out. I put the pots on that. Also, the low 'wall' that will surround much of the patio will offer more room for containers if I want to. Generally, I don't like too many pots because of the watering. I have enough work to do.

Currently 50 degree's raining with downpours and thunder. We need this rain but they said to expect an inch. We are already -3" and the summer hasn't started...we need more than an inch!

I think we already got all the rain we're going to get - radar is clear now. Not enough.

We're supposed to get showers and t-storms today.

We're waiting, too. 62 now and not sunny but not raining either.

We have a few sprinkles but the radar shows we're about to get it. We need it.

we're supposed to get Tstorms and hail.
what the hail?!

It's supposed to be raining right now. The radar says so.
But, it must be raining somewhere else, because there's nary a drop in my gardens!

We really need the rain.

We need rain Candyce!! It has not rained here to speak of. It looks like Kansas when you dig dirt.

I heard NJ got it. Hubby said they had tornado watch/warning.

It's really windy now, like it's trying to blow in a storm, but still haven't seen any water.

We just got a few heavy drops, hoping for more, but I think it's done already.

Nothing here yet. A few sprinkles before noon.

Just checked the radar again, and a small patch in Buffalo, earlier storm is up into Maine.

We've had a few steady showers and the garden is happy.

Suns out and I need to go water.

These were blooming today.

We're about to get rocked - thunder and wind are here...

We got it. Thunder, wind rain, hail.... I don't think there was damage, but won't know until tomorrow since it's still rumbling and the lights are flickering. Not enough rain to help soak the plants, though. This is a fast moving set of storms.

Yes, the worst has just passed. Very fast moving.

90 degrees plus today. Knew I was in trouble when I went out at 8 a.m. to water orchids. Thought I'd walked into a sauna. We'll have severe afternoon storms for the next week with hot days and cooler nights bumping into each other. I am making promises to garden in the early hours that I just can't keep by afternoon. This is unusually warm for May or June.

Your photos all look beautiful. Thanks for sharing. We are having those afternoon wilts as the young foliage struggles with the hot temps.

Louise, Maypop is at an impasse. We await word for 'whose ball park are we in anyway?' The quotes are up there now as the roofing co. is recommending total replacement because of the older red metal roof. That and a solid stone chimney and the bit of damage to decks and the tree cutting and clean up...well, slow, tight and expensive.

L

Laurel

Thunder, lightning... quite a show.

The storm was less than five minutes here but Weatherbug is saying there's more coming out east.

There was a beautiful line of T-storms that went from Keene and ended up somewhere in CT. We are 11 miles northeast of Keene, and while we saw some great dark clouds, and felt some wind, all we received for moisture was just a few drops.

How did things fare for you, Louise and Sarah?

Temp 63.6°, wind WSW 0.1 mph, Baro 29.52↓. ☺

Periods of rain, heavy at times throughout the day, not much associated wind. Frequent lightning storm cells passing through throughout this evening, little if any rain but a nice 'light show'. ☺

Wow looks like I missed the 60 mph winds and hail right nearby. It went southeast.

Some folks have all the luck! Maybe you can move on to IDing mystery orchids :).

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It's a pretty morning outside today. One garden has been watered and the second is being watered as I write. I hate dragging hoses! Exercise, Candyce. Exercise!

Currently the skies are partly cloudy and the temperature is 61° with the wind very calm at 5 MPH. It's feeling sticky, 'cause the humidity is 70% with a dewpoint of 57°. The barometric pressure is 29.65 in. and rising.

Time to go change the hoses!!

Gorgeous morning. I was out very early taking photos.

Now the temperature is 68 going to 75. For humidity it says N/A - not available. How ideal it would be if we could flip a switch to "no humidity".

71 and gorgeous!

71 and gorgeous!

72 and gorgeous!

60 sunny ,cloudy ,windy,Neighborhood picnic will go on anyhow.
I'm making my knockout Humus.

70 hazy - I love it!

Funny, Lynn, because we're at 72 and gorgeous right now.

What a difference a day makes! There is a nice breeze keeping it very comfortable. This would be the perfect summer weather for me, but alas, the heat and humidity will be here to bring me back to reality. I'm sure we didn't get enough rain to satisfy the plants, so must see who needs a drink.