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<\/p>\nThe first few weeks of August are usually rainy.\u00a0 I can attest to this because every summer since childhood, I go out late on August evenings to witness the Perseid meteor shower.\u00a0 It is best to go out after midnight and lay on the grass.\u00a0\u00a0 More often the not, the sky is cloudy when I go.<\/p>\n
This year the sky was clear but the meteors were obscured by the full moon. And that experience revealed the problem:\u00a0 no clouds mean no rain.<\/p>\n
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New England is experiencing a drought and despite my best watering efforts production is down I bet by a quarter.\u00a0 It is still better than last year when we got a 50% or less harvest because of too much rain!<\/p>\n
Which goes to show that in the world of amateur farming, it is always something!<\/p>\n
BTW- I usually water my tomatoes in the morning with the pure water from the dehumidifier! That way I don’t violate any watering bans although the city does not have one as of yet!<\/p>\n
As always,\u00a0\u00a0 KEEP GROWING!!!<\/p>\n
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