Bloom Day - August 15th

Oh good grief! It is August 15th and I fear I have more garden carnage on display than I would like to admit! I have been neglecting the garden over the last 2 months because of a big project at work I was busy with. The temperatures have been between 100 and 105 every day and the temperature at Camp Mabry at 4:30pm yesterday while I was sitting on the freeway was 109. 109!! I know this is Central texas and all, but those are Arizona-type temperatures!

So I guess I will just dive right in with the carnage. Here goes:

What was left of the morning glories (avert your eyes!):



The fuschia. This is what happens when you miss 1 watering day:



The Gloriosa is barely hanging on. This is the best looking one of the bunch, sadly enough:



The Zucchini infested with borers. I didn't have time to pick off the eggs. This zucchini was done for:



The Boston ferns didn't get watered every day and they are looking pretty crispy:



The Basil took over:



So, needless to say, I cleaned the Zuchinni and Morning glories out of the garden and replaced them with new tomato plants and bell pepper plants:





But, all is not crispy critters in my garden. These are the tough guys that have been blooming all summer regardless of the intense heat and serious lack of water:

The Pride of Barbados and Hyacinth Bean:



Rock Rose:



Orchid tree (the picture is a little blurry - the wind kept blowing the branch around):



Rain lilies in the air conditioning unit drainage field:



The Hellstrip out front (it's looking awfully brown!):





This front corner of the hellstrip gets watered once in a while by the neighbor's sprinkler:



An Anole friend stalking prey in the Hellstrip:



I also have been harvesting the cantaloupe 'Northern Arizona':





I am really pleased with the flavor of this cantaloupe. I am definately planting these again!