August 1--The Dog Days of Summer Are Here

A touch of color in our garden never fails to inspire.

It's August 1st, and truly the summer heat is taking its toll all around. At my house the air conditioning died (on the weekend, of course!). It's made me realize that it is easy to get out of touch with the "real" world out there when we are always cozy in the airconditioning of cars, buildings and homes. Our gardens, however, aren't spared, and they struggle to stay alive during these big heat spells.

My home garden is suffering from the heat. Tomatoes aren't producing because it's way too hot to set flowers. The beans have shut down, too. Oddly enough, weeds seem to be strong and eager to grow!! Plus the mint I've been battling all summer is back!! I think there are lessons to be learned in this, but other than wanting a mint & weed garden, I'm not sure what those lessons might be.

Katherine Sherrill sent me an email this morning saying she had gotten over to our garden on Friday. She watered it and did what she could (that was a brutally hot day, remember?). She sends us all the message that we will need to do some replanting and some tidying up before school starts.

I will try to get over to the garden this week, but Friday is an appointment with the eye doc, so no group gardening for me.  Is anyone else planning on working there? If you can hit reply, maybe some of us can join you.  Hopefully some rain will fall this week.

Thank you, Katherine, for getting out there and keeping things alive!!