We have had a mini heat wave where tomorrow will be the third straight day of triple digit heat. Luckily we cool back down into the mid 90’s on Saturday.

The triple digit heat has not been good to my roses.

Earlier in the week I took this picture of a beautiful rose bud on my Mister Lincoln Rose bush.

You can see just a little bit of heat damage, but it looks nice and fresh.

The next morning the rose bud had opened a bit more and could also see a little more heat damage on the fragile petals.

This morning the rose had opened almost all the way and there was heat damage on most of the petals from the triple digit heat yesterday.

Here is another picture from a different angle. You can see that the rose is almost fully opened.

In this picture the rose that I have been following is the one in the upper right corner. You can see that the hot weather has really affected the bloom.

Tomorrow morning the roses will be pretty much dried out petals, but another rose bud is slowly starting to open.

I have been giving this bush extra water (see Water Saving Tips) since it is new this year, but still the blooms are drying out quickly.

I am taking tomorrow off of work since September 11 is usually an emotional day for me. I like to spend time alone and reflect on how things changed that day. It will be a nice day to stay inside in the cool.

Steven