A cooling trend thankfully

 It's only going to be in the mid 80s for a week, which means still have to use the AC in the afternoon but not all day at least. 

Not too many pictures because there's nothing much new in the garden, other than evidence of my busted hose and squash.

Lots of females and very few males which makes for a lot of failed fruit. I tried pollinating that upright one but don't think it took, obviously the bottom one failed, so it's just going to be a random catch as catch can squash at this point.

Hose collar up where it should be with full spray at the break and the collar covering it to funnel water for watering. It's ridiculous and makes for very soggy watering. I suppose I could go back to HD with it and give them the card I used as proof of purchase, since I don't have the receipt or at least have it handy anymore and I don't remember when I bought it but can find that information fairly easy. This is crucial because HD has a 90 day return policy. Okay so a bit of sleuthing and I must have bought it end of April so need to get there before middle of the month at least. Will have to bag it up and bring it with us on Monday when I have a ride. Likely store credit but that's fine with me just buy another hose right there.

I decided to try and cover up the more exposed fruit, one is just an absolutely stupidly silly thing, used one of the flower petals from the squash (fail as was expected) and the random cloth I had found. When I got out the next day the wind had blown it onto the soil but at least it helped some.

I decided to fill the 'hose bucket' with some water and also the gallon jug because I didn't know if I was going to use the hose again or not. I gathered it all up and put it in the electrical closet on the tarp (which looks like someone may have used it or at least shifted it). Everything got watered yesterday, including me and I swear those peppers have not grown an inch in the past month. Why do I not have success with peppers? Should I be growing them more in the fall or spring? That reminds me I need to toss some fertilizer out there again.

Seedlings day before and today. Another squash seed is coming up. Wish the beans would come but I truly think they're toast with as hot as it's been. At least the tomatoes are starting to sprout true leaves so maybe, possibly, might be able to plant them out in a few weeks. Since the beans are a bust I'll be putting them over in the west bed unless something shows up in the next day or two. Even then it's going to be weeks before anything is ready to harvest or transplant.

Sigh... hoping to get that hose replaced, what a time for it to bust!