How Many Days of Summer are Left?

As a gardener, you consider all your plants to be your children regardless of it being an annual or perennial. You want the best for your plants. The weather has been soaring in the high 80's and low 90's lately. It is not normal to wake up and feel very warm outside when you are only 2.5 miles away from the ocean. What is going on? I used to water every 4 days and now I have to water almost every other day. It has been scorchingly hot. My plumeria tree even has a sunburn. We are facing a drought. I try to water early in the day or late in the afternoon. You can see what happens when you skip watering. The roses start to look unhappy because they are at the peak right now.
The David Austin roses are heavy drinkers. I mean they need to get drunk! The cucumbers need a lot of water as well or their fruit gets stunted. It is really interesting how water plays such a crucial role in our garden. Without water, we can't garden at all. Sometimes I get worried about not getting rain. I also think about all the residue that gets left on the leaves and the fruit. I occasionally hose down all the plants but I try to limit watering over the plants. Mulching is such an important role as a gardener. It minimizes the watering because the the mulch prevents the soil from drying out. I even mulch the roses in the pots. I layer on the composted horse manure. The next time you water, you should really think about how you water your garden. Good soil with a lot of organic material will retain water.