We got a much needed break in the heat with an afternoon long shower that poured 2 1/2 inches of rain down on some parched earth here. By evening the temps had dropped to 76 degrees which looks like it will be the low for the night but that is better than in the 80s at night. Although it was still drizzling a bit just before dark I went out and picked off all the blushing fruit and nearly every one of them was splitting badly. It was raining too hard before that to get out and pick them. I wish I had picked them yesterday morning but most had barely any blush to them and even though they were predicting rain they had been doing that for over a week with no rain. I was caught flatfooted by the downpour that happened but I don't mind a bit. Maybe this will help with the ongoing spider mite battle I am having.
Bill
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