The actual air temperature hit 100°F (38°C) AGAIN this afternoon and the heat index topped out at 112°F (44°C) This pretty effectively stopped any gardening efforts on my part. HOWEVER, corn-fest rolls on with another dozen ears to go with the tomatoes at dinner tonight. Hope this heat breaks before the cucumbers start to boil... #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1v5ap...ny6w #BeetBear #SweetCorn

Corn-fest continues. Second picking, another dozen ears to the table tonight. Too hot to cook indoors, so the boiling happens outside in the big corn pot. BeetBear keeps count for us. #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1v5ap...ny6w #BeetBear #SweetCorn

The Kentucky Blue green beans are still producing lots of beans, in spite of the plants being all frizzled by the heat. Got almost a full basket this morning, just before the heat index topped 100°F (38°C) again. Going back inside for ice tea & pineapple juice on the rocks... 😀 #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1v5ap...ny6w

This rain and humidity has the squashes and cukes pumping out more surplus daily. It's getting hard to keep up. More surplus for the neighbors went out this morning and I found a nice note in the cart when I went to pick it all up later. Everything gone in about two hours. 😀 #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1v5ap...ny6w

The corn-fest has begun! First 8 ears of what we hope will be more than 200 (fingers crossed). I know people have OPINIONS about cooking corn but around here we get the water boiling before we pick, pick & shuck the corn, and drop it in the boiling water for 3-5 minutes and bring it to the table for immediate consumption. Butter and salt to taste. BTW this is a yellow & white super sweet variety called "Flagler" . #gardening #Allotment #NewEngland #zone6b @npub1v5ap...ny6w #BeetBear #SweetCorn