I have missed a few days. First, we had a day or two of rain which kept us indoors and eliminated the need for watering. Second, we were out of town for a funeral and took the opportunity for some shopping. Third, I have been lazy about writing. I have taken some photos during the past few days and will post them soon.

The garden is going wild. One of the eggplants is in full bloom. The cantaloupes are now over 8 feet tall! We now have a lot of baby cantaloupes.

The leeks and onions aren't growing, and I can't figure out why. I've never planted onions from seeds, so maybe it just takes a lot longer. The second garlic plant has bloomed, and the first one is fading. I'll have to check to see if I get any garlic seeds.

The Fordhook lima beans are almost shoulder high and will soon be blooming. We have a tiny squash about 2 or 3 inches long. There are so many blooms that I'm sure we will have enough to cook before long. We have picked all the green bell peppers. I don't know if they'll bloom again or if they're finished for the season. If they are finished, I'll pull them and plant something else.

The yellow bell pepper plants have bloomed and have tiny peppers on them. All of the hot pepper plants have pepper pods growing. The red hot cherry peppers are big as ping-pong balls and still growing. The red beefsteak tomato plants have 2 tomatoes the size of baseballs and lots of smaller ones. The Goliath tomato plant is full of blooms.

One of the hanging tomato plants is blooming. They aren't handling the heat well. It's been close to 100 for several days. I had only put about 8 or 10 inches of dirt in the bags, so I think I'll mix up some more dirt tomorrow and finish filling up the bags. Maybe that will help hold more water.

I also need to repot some of the flowers on the back porch. The orange butterfly weeds were iffy for a while but are now growing like weeds!