Bloggers Cope in the Heat
I haven't been on the computer much during this heatwave...apart from the threat of power blackouts it's just to hot for the computers to cope with the heat!
Early morning visits to some local (SA and Vic) blogs have shown some clever ways folks are coping in the heat.
Aldrum over in Melbourne has beat the heat on his Wicking Beds with his very clever shadecloth additions See the Hope Farm Journal post here
Foodnstuff is suffering in the heat in Melbourne too... This post has some very positive words on Wicking Boxes!
Maggie's garden in Adelaide is surviving the onslaught of heat. See how here
Deb from Nirvana Farm had this post about the heatwave on Friday
Margo over in Victoria is feeling the heat and is on standby for bush fires...The Good Life Down Under has had several posts this week about their preparations and the heat!
Poor Lucky1 has lost her worms from 2 of the box style worm bins Here...why do they make those things black? 
Fortunately she has a lighter coloured worm farm that seems to have survived. 
My Garden Log will have news from my garden during the week!
Stay cool everybody! 
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5 comments:
After reading Lucky's entry, I hurried to check my worm farm (can-o-worms) in the garage and fewh! They survived those days with 43 deg! Some found their way to the collecting tray which had wee and liquid. Had to clear the liquid out else they may drown. Too expensive to lose them :P
Yeah had to relocate some of my smaller pots to shady area so that they will not scorch under the sun.
Zero% here in another cold spell and snow forecast for eastern counties during the coming week, they have it already in the UK!
Hi SM
I thought of you when I read that post from Lucky1. The main reason I don't use those systems is that other folks up here frequently 'cook' their worms during our 'normal' summers...let alone these monster heatwaves we've been getting lately!
Keep those worms (and yourself) cool!!!
Argh! Peggy
That would be right...you freeze up there in the Northworld while we melt here Downunder!
I think the reason for black is to ensure complete darkness for the worms but indeed black absorb most heat. I am just thankful the worms were not cooked else I will be having a funeral for them...Over the two hottest days, pouring and draining a litre of water (which instruction manual mentioned and I did)into the trays could have helped to cool them moist and cool.
Glad that the temp is going to stay in the thirties now...We had like thunder and then 2mins of downpour...and that's it!
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