Sue, for me thinking of Connecticut temperatures being like those here in Texas - is staggering. 100 degree temperature is taken in the shade, and 110 heat index is what it feels like to animals and people in the shade with at least some air circulation/wind/or a fan.
If you can shade your plants without the shading materiel touching the plants and provide some air movement (A Fan) will help along with watering. I never thought I would give this kind of advice to someone in Connecticut.
I came here to write about container gardening, but weather will always catch my attention first. (You have already made the most important parts known
Take care of the people first.)