Sweltering Heat = Happy Tomatoes

It was 83 degrees yesterday and the first real heat we've had here in Sunset Zone 14. I looked at my beds this morning and could swear the tomato and pepper plants grew 12 inches overnight! It's remarkable how much these plants thrive on heat. The squash fared well although I'm slightly concerned about how they will weather today's blistering 90+ degrees. Immature plants, regardless of their innate predilection, cannot handle heat above a certain point so I put out floating row covers today to shield the most delicate participants in the raised beds.