Can I borrow a cup of global cooling?

My poor transplants are dying out there.     

No surprise on the record April we had (temp wise) and the lack of rain is a real PITA.

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This April was the warmest on record in Illinois.

The statewide average temperature in April was 58.4 degrees — 6.2 degrees above normal, according to lIllinois state climatologist Jim Angel.

That beat the record of 58.2 degrees, set in 1955.
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Watch July be 60's and cloudy 

Sorry, but bone dry soil in early May is not a good thing.    And I better not hear you whine if we ever do reach 100 

OZ, who enjoyed his jog today.  Thank you cold front 

You could try layering grass clippings (assuming no pesticides/fertilizer applied in the last month or so).   If you just layer about 1'' at a time it really doesn't smell.      Perhaps a thick layer of black plastic?

Truth be told, I do it manually.    Sometimes I'll save the weeds and grind them with dry leaves I ground up in the fall and get a mulch out of it.    Without a leaf grinder though toss them weeds and let the recyclers take care of them.

If anyone could find a way to control oxalis they could make millions I tell yah