Ugh. I just read that ALL of Virginia is now under a drought watch. A news release issued by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality is urging all residents to minimize non-essential water use and to do their part to conserve water to help protect water supplies.
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It has been so dry and hot here in Central VA, two hits to the garden at the same time. I am mulching with straw, grass clippings, whatever I can get my hands on. The worst is that tomato pollen becomes non-viable at these high temps and the plants won't set fruit.
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