It has been incredibly hot the past couple few days. We’ve literally jumped from spring to late summer. Temperatures are over 32°C (89.6°F), and although this means that there is no frost damage, it also means that the freshly planted seedlings will be struggling a lot. The afternoons in the garden are hell, I even had to change my gardening time from evening to sunrise and finish until 8am to avoid the heat. This is something I usually do in the middle of July, not in the first couple of weeks of May. Also, the extreme heat means that I have to water the seedlings every evening, especially since there hasn’t been any rain this week. I use a whole barrel of water a day just to keep the seedlings watered.

Even with these high temperatures the rest of the seedlings couldn’t wait, so during the week, I’ve transplanted all the seedlings that were ready for transplanting, including cucumbers, the rest of the zucchinis, cabbages, kale, and some of the flower seedlings. 

Most of the seedlings are looking good. Cucumbers are a bit small, and some tomatoes are a bit yellow, but there are no sick seedlings. All of the seedlings were planted together with the soil in which they grew, so rooting in the garden shouldn’t be an issue.

With the seedlings planted, most of the garden has been filled. There are still a couple of empty beds, which I’ll fill with more lettuce and parsley since those are the only seeds I have left at home. The rest of the seeds have been used. 

Next year I will have to buy more seeds for the garden. Now that the size has almost doubled, I will need to plan ahead well and order the seeds on time.