Friday, August 5, 2011

Battling the Heat to Save Our Garden

Death Valley aka HotLanta, is taking it's toll on my precious vegetable/herb garden. Here are some updated photos of my little plants and my "thinking outside the box" efforts to combat triple digit temps this August.

covering wilting pepper and eggplant....works!

shade for squash and cucumber

gotta do what I gotta do!

1 or 6 hummingbird feeders

4 ripe tomatoes for a salad tonight

cherry tomatoes are thriving

heat affected this mini golden pepper

yellow peppers

yellow peppers

my prized eggplant....fingers crossed!

basil

my squash are coming in

cucumbers

hanging on trellis gives perfect fruit

creeping cucumber vines

transplanted mint

just below A/C runoff...lot's of moisture

oregano

thyme

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