Oh my...is it mid August already? This has certainly been an interesting summer. Until last week the only tomatoes I've had were sungolds, thank goodness for sungolds! But it's certainly not easy to make a BLT with cherry tomatoes. This intense heat is starting to take it's toll. Even the bermuda grass looks like it's dying...I wish! I keep saying I'm going to water (not the BG!) but then "they" predict rain. Tomorrow morning I'll start watering some veggies and fruits. I do keep my blueberries irrigated along with all new plantings. We drink a lot of cranberry juice here so I poke a tiny hole at the bottom and use them for "drip" irrigation. The blues produced a few berries. It's so nice to be able to walk outside and pick fresh berries for breakfast. I have a single doyle blackberry plant that produced some flavorful berries as well. I've only had a few bush beans thus far, but grateful for the few. Pole beans are just starting to fatten up. Some peppers are producing well and others aren't doing crap. I'll bet I've harvested 25 or more hot banana peppers from one plant. Anaheim has been a great producer as well. The melons are starting to come in. We had the 1st ambrosia last week. Still waiting on Hales. I've had a nice harvest from diva cukes so far. They may be petering out as I type. They were looking a little wilty this morning. We ate the 1st okra last week too. We nearly fought over those few. I'm gonna pull my alpine strawberries this fall. They just aren't worth it. I think I've figured out how I can squeeze another row in my garden by reducing the size of a couple of paths. Now, what will I plant there? Hmmm... Happy harvest!!

Thanks jonfrum! I started the transplants myself, so timing isn't the culprit....... Nor heat... I'm obviously stumped as to why my brassica are so slow to develop. Early Dec here in NE Kansas is usually our cut off for tunnel gardening. I'm about out of time!

Potatoes like good rains. Of course we had more than needed, but with now 15 days of dry weather, it should not be long here in Michigan too. These are the best plants I have had in a while, and I dug some nice ones.

I started mine (along with cabbage and brussel's sprouts) inside by first of June and will transplant out this month. Brussel's sprouts will go out this week and others week later. I just prepared beds today. Transplants are few inches tall and got some liquid fertilizer today. Last year I planted out on the first week f august and they did not have enough time before it got really cold so I pushed transplant time up a few weeks this year. I am in southern New Jersey. I am picking spring planted cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower now although broccoli is starting to bolt.