Gardening in the South in the Summer

Well I am now blogging again.  I have been out of pocket for a few days and I have missed doing this blog.  I have started getting some produce out of the garden.  Roma tomatoes and Better Boy tomatoes, cucumbers, I was getting an extraordinary amount of zucchini but the squash bugs got my plants and they died.  I will be getting green beans soon and I have a lot of butternut squash.  The corn is almost ready and the one and only pumpkin is turning orange. Yeah!!!!  It has been so hot for several days that it is difficult to get out in the garden even in the early morning it is sweltering.  I did get the tomatoes, peppers and strawberries weeded again and the flower bed out in the front of the house is weeded, at least on one side of the porch.  This is what I am talking about when I say guts and glory.  Those darn squash bugs and the Japanese beetles have really been a challenge to my plants.  I am using a co-op product that you mix in water and spray but the bugs are strong.  This time of year is when it still is necessary to water the plants if their isn't any rain for several days. I am not going to give up though and I will continue sending tips and ideas for those of you interested.