It has been so windy for the last 3 weeks, that I have barely been able to water and certainly unable to spray fungicide. Many of my roses have succumbed to blackspot like never before.
The wind is so strong today that I cannot keep the windows open or I would end up with every loose item piled in the north end of the dining room. I love my windows on the south side of the sunroom, but the house is a 60's ranch with a long hallway that acts like a wind tunnel.
The bad news, just realized today, is the air conditioner is not working. The thermostat is in the basement, so I have to set it extra low for the upstairs to cool. I set it at 65, and the temp in the house is a muggy 80. I've done everything I can to identify the issue and now it looks like I'll be calling a repairman on Tuesday.
Guess I'll be working down in the basement today until the cool front comes through.
It's truly too windy to be working outdoors--I have dying cottonwoods that could fall any minute. Actually I had to laugh when weather channel was talking about the 35 mph winds in that tropical storm. Our winds are sustained at 35 with gusts to 50.
