Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[Lou66]

Been hot guys and gals! at least it has been for me. Houston humidity was atrocious, at least this far North it is more than half. It was stifling in Galveston, sweat just standing outside in the shade!! Here, just plain A hot!


Dennis,, Welcome to the gulf coast.. where life is a little hot and a lot of sweat.. We are the A/C capital of the world.. I can route the condensation from the A/C to my wife flower garden,, free water.. :laughing:,,Lou

 

[blueriver]

Been hot guys and gals! at least it has been for me. Houston humidity was atrocious, at least this far North it is more than half. It was stifling in Galveston, sweat just standing outside in the shade!! Here, just plain A hot!

It seems I could water the garden twice a day and it still wouldn't be "perky". I have been cutting my lawn taller and that seems to make allot of difference, at least with the St Augustine. I have only picked about 1/2 gallon of snap beans, No where near what Jim is getting. Work load starting to catch u to me now, busiest time of year for me.

Small chance of rain Saturday, so I've got my fingers crossed!

I agree hot and it seems to be hotter than I can stand .. Was welding early this morning (orders are backing up) then finished painting a unit and I quit .. Just plain wore out. All the fans do is move hot air ... Get this ...was stuck in on field just a few days ago and on the home place I'm considering irrigation starting in the morning. Forecast is showing 60% chance that it won't rain.. Maybe if I get to pumping water it will rain .. Foreman helped by cutting hay !!!

 

[blueriver]

I went out and cut hay this morning,hope it helps rain chances...

Well just maybe ... Did you do a rain dance?

 

[CowboyRon]

Ron-- There is still a few Rednecks from the Cliff running around. Wynnewood.....You must have gone to Adamson.

My Great Grandfather had a small farm over in Cedar Crest before it was even in Dallas City Limits. I grew up over on Marsalis & Ledbetter (S.O.C.). Then we moved and I graduated (really.....I did) from Kimball.

Charlie

My dad got me out of there before I got to high school, but my cousin went there and my mom went to SOC. It is still a beautiful town with the hills and large oak trees.

 

[Bird]

Yep, must have been awfully hot this morning for a truckload of hay to catch fire.:laughing:

Fire engulfs hay truck on I-35W - Dallas News | myFOXdfw.com

And that shut down I-35W northbound just as we were about to leave the courthouse in Fort Worth to go back north. Fortunately, I had a temporary chauffeur who was familiar with the back streets, even though I was not.

You can see my post "New Granddaughter" in the Family & Friends forum to see what I was doing at the courthouse.

 

[jinman]

I spent most of the morning watering my garden. If it had been in the mid-80s, it would have been fine. However, when it got to 95, things started wilting down in a hurry, especially the tomato vines. I normally don't worry about a bit of wilt, but it looked excessive and I turned on the soaker hose. Within 1/2 hour, they perked back up. I watered blackeyed peas yesterday morning and they look fine. They seem to be like okra and love the heat.

Here are some photos from this morning.

Blackeyes, beans, and tomatoes. Dennis, those rows don't look so wide anymore do they?


Tomatoes:


Onions:


Cucumbers:


Israel Melons:


Spaghetti Squash:

 

[Bird]

Sure makes me jealous, Jim.

 

[Western]

Jim, all that work is looking great! Will pay nice dividends around dinner time in the near future!!

Lou We lived in Sugarland back in the mid 70's, as a young man, I dont recall the humidity. Maybe as we age, we feel it more? I mean now that I'm ah, er 30?

BlueRiver, between you and Foreman, we might just have a chance at some rain. Sure will be pull'n for both of ya:laughing: What where you welding?

 

[foreman Etexas]

Well just maybe ... Did you do a rain dance?

Got the wife too,while I was on tractor,her dancing a lot prettier than me...

 

[bindian]

We lived in Sugarland back in the mid 70's, as a young man, I dont recall the humidity. Maybe as we age, we feel it more? I mean now that I'm ah, er 30?

Dennis,
We notice humidity more as we age and it is one of those things that we try to forget.
hugs, Brandi