The Seeds for Surviving a Scorching Summer

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Curly kale is not as attractive to insects as its smoother relatives. More Photos » By ANNE RAVER
Published: July 28, 2010

IT’S a record-breaking summer for heat in the Northeast — 103 in Central Park earlier this month, 105 in my garden in Maryland — with temperatures in the 90s day after day. And we need rain.

These are the conditions that test a gardener’s mettle. More