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It's been triple-digits every day for most of the past week. Several places called off their fireworks displays due to the dry conditions. My poor berries are dehydrating on the stem, even though I try to keep them watered.

I've been trying to find things to be thankful for this drought for. Yes, I'm weird, but my list is pretty short, maybe you guys could help me? So far I've got:

1) The underground springs on my land are easy to spot now, since they're the only green patches in a field of brown. God might as well have circled them with a highlighter!

2) There hasn't been a trace of fungus or mildew infecting any of my plants.

3) I now can be sure that my zucchini is tough enough for a survival garden. Last year it handled a cold summer and a mildew infection and still kept going. This year it's taking the heat and drought and still going strong. Zuchetta Rampicante if anyone's curious, it makes for a great duel-purpose squash, but summer and winter.

Finally got out my husband's camera to take some pictures of my garden AND actually uploaded them so I could share. I do everything in raised beds and grow bags due to a very large black walnut tree in the yard. So FWIW, my little Connecticut garden

Corn - first year trying it. Keeping Mr Raccoon out is not easy

Purple Kohlrabi - I've done kohlrabi before, but not purple

Red Sails Lettuce - last of it for the summer

Escarole - also first this year

Kale - I have two types this year. Forgot to get the Tuscany kind seeds - oops

Celery - some is going into a creamy celery soup in a few minutes - you can see my fennel and Swiss chard too

Thai peppers - I'm going to have 100's in a few days as I have 5 other plants!!

Tomatos are setting fruit. Already picking some Early Girls. The closest is a Black Krim

Lastly, Collard Greens. Last year I picked some on New Years Day!! You can also see the huge catnip plant that makes my kitten herd very happy.

Thank you for letting me share. My friends aren't always that thrilled when I send them garden pictures. Next week I'll try to get the herbs and flowers including two huge shrubs of oregano.

I think Ky has been relocated to the heart of Texas.

I nearly tapped my pond dry watering.. It got me through the whole summer last year with plenty of water to spare.

Discovered when I tried to switch over to “real water” that I had a busted pipe.

Plumber came..couldn’t fix it because the pipe is poured into the concrete foundation.. Had to be rerouted.

Finally got to soak everything very well. Most expensive drink of water any plant will ever have.

Hello Gardeners!

I have been blessed with 2 heads of garlic-
they are from 100 year old crops from Italy
and just harvested.

Instead of using them I want to plant them and
start crops of my own.

I’ve never done garlic, and my gardening skills
are pretty rusty.

Advice would be SOOOOOOOOOOO welcome!!

Anyone? Bueler? Help! :)