Do the Rain Dance

Farmer Paul asked if I would post the water guidelines on the blog:

• The Community Garden is following the Chatham Borough odd/even water restrictions since we have a Chatham water meter.  
• You already know all plots to the right as you walk in are ODD and all plots to the left are EVEN.  
• The only hours watering is allowed is from 6 to 9 in the morning and 6 to 9 in the evening. 

The Star Ledger reports that this may be the hottest July in New Jersey's meteorological history:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/climatologist_says_july_has_po.html

and we have had a scant two inches of rain.

New Jersey is showing abnormally dry to drought conditions according to the USDA:

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_state.htm?NJ,NE

Silver lining:  According to Pete Nitzsche, the Morris County Agricultural Extension Agent, the hot, dry weather is keeping fungal problems at bay.  And I must say that the tomatoes seem to like it, as long as you keep up with (legal) watering.