Plan for hot, less-than-ideal conditions for roses

Once again, I'm reminded of unusual weather. This past year Temecula Valley temperatures seem to track similar to the last three years. To date, the number of days when temperatures were 100 degrees or more are about the same with the average being similar for 2014. The fact is, there's a “new normal”, but we don't have a clear idea of what that is going to be. The best guess is greater extremes with less predictability.

This year too we've had an odd summer: shorter periods of high temperatures and an usual amount of nominal rain over several days. All told, this summer hasn't been too harsh...