June – Everything is in full swing…but it is really hot and dry
June has been really hot, like August hot. Rain has also been sparse. We normally call July and August “survive not thrive” time. That is because towards the end of July and all of August is generally very hot. Plants have already given us their best show and start to get hot and tired. On top of that, we don’t want to waste water, so we water just enough to keep everything alive. It usually does not look great, but that is what July and August are in Texas.
Well, this year, “survive not thrive” started in June. No real rain in April or May. Unusually warm spring/summer. It makes me wonder why we chose to settle in Texas. lol
Here are some of the critters beating the heat:
Datura is a beautiful plant. Last fall, I started some from seed. Collected the seeds before the pods dried out. Three plants total. Overwintered on our porch and they bloomed. This plant is ranked easy to propagate.
Lemon Mint and Coneflower. My favorites.
From the garden. In this heat, there has not been a lot of harvest. Peaches were very small, tomatoes are small and somewhat thick skinned. I’ve only had one cantaloupe and I found it hiding in the shade between two planters. It was delicious though. Maybe the best cantaloupe I’ve ever had!
I picked Oregano and Mint. It completely dried outside in 1 day. So hot.
