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Hey ya’ll, I checked here numerous times yesterday, but no garden thread. I don't have a clue about ping lists(I can hardly even post an article), but I thought I'd just post a little something for this week attached to last week's thread. My apologies to the many people my poor brain couldn't remember this AM. Please ping others you may think of.

We actually got about 1/2 inch of rain this week and a welcome break in the temperature. My perrenials have done well, in spite of the heat this year. I harvested some Stevia this week, and will harvest some French Tarragon this weekend.

Corn, even with regular watering is lousy. The ears so far have that gray-white fungus stuff all over them. This was an early variety hybrid-won't be using it again. In fact, I have just been clearing them out and plan to burn everything.

My country gentleman corn is doing well so far, and just beginning to tassel. I had a couple of really nice green tomatoes growing on the cherokee purple, so I picked one, washed it with warm water, wrapped it in paper, and will see if it ripens.

The other one was gone 2 days later. I assume the squirrels were desperate for water and picked it. Last year they left them alone till they had a lot of pink color, and lack of water is the thing that comes to my mind.

We have not been able to trap any this year. They get the bait, but don't spring the trap. We have ordered an above ground swimming pool which we plan to use to catch rainwater next spring, and route the water from the roof.

It will hold about 4000 gallons, and our rain barrels hold about 400, so we hope that we will not have to haul water next year, should the drought be similar to what happened this year.

We have 43 fruit and nut trees, vine and bushes that we hauled water for this year, but we just let the garden die except for a couple of my raised beds, and the perennial bed. We didn't even water the strawberry bed after June.

Have a great weekend. God Bless.