Yes, the heat, onions harvested and stuff from last night.

 So yes, the heat goes on, though because we start earlier in the day (for whatever reason) it's cooler for a little longer in the morning. We still close up before noon for sure. I did some jury rigging on the tomatoes last night and the cucumbers are looking fabulous! I took more pictures last evening than I did today.

 

Color changing on the tomatoes and holes discovered. I was a bit put out by that but it was one small tomato and none of the other 30 odd on the bush looked damaged although some leaves were chewed.

 

This is actually not chewing, from my search it seems to be bacterial speck of some sort. I certainly did pull it off and checked others as well.  

I move the bushes around so much that damage from bruising gets noticed but that's a more obvious scrape look than a near puncture wound like these.

 

Another small one had an odd catfacing so picked that one and the  missing leaf could well be one that was broken off due to movement, then again, maybe damage unseen from the caterpillar I removed.

Definitely holes in some leaves and signs of leaf miner or thrips. Just a bit of cleaning maintenance and then, I decided to try and pull the plants apart and not have the stakes crossed. They are all  jumbled together making for hiding places and no air flow.

 

First one is the only shot I have of just this bush from July 6 and the second is from last night after I teased them apart and used the green wire to hold the stakes up. Doesn't look like much difference but it is.

Close up of just how much I spread them out. I will definitely remember to use those painted big sturdy cages or that hog wire trellis for sure.

 

On the plus side, that is only about six onions I pulled from the garden with the tops cut off. They are as pretty as anything you get in the store and more so, I pulled another one this morning to add to the bundle. This morning they are all still fresh.

 So no worm was discovered just tunnels and the bacteria speck was literally only skin deep. The tomatoes are developing perfectly though if this is any indication of the rest of the fruit. Still very pleased this is all that is happening so far but there are still months to go before they all ripen.

Something about growing quickly? Yes that's the same plant. Last night and this morning. They'll be able to not be covered very soon or I get an open topped container of some sort just for insurance. I think I cleared most of the nest out of pill bugs, still some in there I know but sacrificing a few bits of fruit or something tasty will keep them away from the plants.

 

It may not look like much, but there is an incredible difference between all of these plants. The ones in the raised bed have bigger, healthier leaves even with the new leaves. The south bed all the new growth is smaller and almost looks like a completely different variety. 

 

 

 

The north bed is a mix between the two but the center plant still doesn't look good. I think that one was either a transplant from the south bed or the last one to be transplanted from a cup.

The sycamores are shedding bark. Didn't realize how bad it was until I looked around and saw the shrapnel like pieces all over the lawn.

The canna is indeed a red but nothing fancy, they'll be the summer flower on my post next time. Or the time after. 

Let me tell you, every day, every month, every year is a learning experience in gardening.  Generous friends are the first thing I did not count on. They have helped my garden to not only succeed but thrive despite minor set backs. I thank them from the bottom of my heart and the bounty in my garden will be more thanks.