The Heat

It is the middle of the January and the days are all over 30, with high humidity. In these conditions, the following plants are thriving:
- okra (the cutting back and potashing seems to have helped, though they take a few weeks to start producing after the cut-back.
- bitter melon
- malabar spinach (this had been struggling for a long time, but has finally decided to start growing).
- kumara (vines going everywhere)

Plants that aren't doing so well:
- bok-choy
- lettuce
- lagos spinach: this never took off (even though planted before the extreme heat)

On an unrelated note, my corn germinated well in disposable coffee cups, which I placed directly in the ground. The theory was that the cardboard would break down and the roots would go through. However, they've been going downhill since they were planted so I decided to pull them up. It turns out disposable coffee cups have a layer of plastic which doesn't break down, and the corn were getting root-bound. I have since unpacked them from the coffee cups and replanted. Fingers crossed they will spring back.