The weather here has been brutal with temperatures in the upper 30s (upper 90s °F) and supposedly as high as 40°C (104°F). To add insult to injury the humidity has been high as well and you would become wet from your sweat even standing in the shade. I… more »

I got my first cantaloupe out of the veggie garden. Last year I planted Hale's Best and manage to only get a couple due to the horrible weather. This year I decided to plant Burpee's Hybrid; not for any particular reason, I just saw them at the nursery and thought I would try a different variety. I got my first cantaloupe out of the veggie garden. Last year I planted Hale's Best and manage to only get a couple due to the horrible weather. This year I decided to plant Burpee's Hybrid; not for any particular r… more »

When I brought the pepper plants for the veggie garden I included some sweet banana peppers; there is also a hot variety. I always grow sweet banana peppers each year and they are one of my favourite sweet pepper. However, the resulting peppers are not… more »