I had to attend my cousins wake in a town two hours drive away and knowing it was going to be hot, all I could do was to give my 50 plants a drink and hope for the best. At one stage while I was away, I checked the temperature at home and it showed 44.2C, so I knew there'd be lots of damage.
When we got home, the damage was evident, burnt tops on all plants, sunscald on lots, with fruit scalded from top of plant to the bottom. It was pretty sad to see, but of all days to be so hot was when I was away from home.
I've since pulled out 6 plants and cut the tops out of most others (including Karma Pink) in the hope I can get some of the remaining fruit through to ripening. I usually don't grow so many plants, but I've been out of home growing for several years and was using up old seed to restock. I had most plants bagged for seed saving, but still may get a few through.
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