Not much to report

 Tomato hasn't died, the soil is retaining water despite it being in the mid 90's for the last three days. In facr, it's growing rather well. As it should.

I actually think it's gained an inch. It was hardly wilted at all when I went out late in the day to water. The soil was dry but not too bad. These pictures are from the day after I watered and two days of 95-96 degree heat. So I guess all the bed needed was more compost and some fertilizer to hold onto the water.  I didn't even go down to check on it today, I'm that confident it's perfectly fine.

A lone, small green feather from one of the parrots had drifted onto the soil. I put it with the larger black feather from a crow I have on the crate 'table'. The parrots are making their regular migrations in the morning and evening still, it's that time of year. Crows are being more noisy, I heard a Mourning Dove the other day but only briefly. The heat is keeping the birds quiet because, it's just too hot to do anything but sit somewhere shady. It's also not breeding or migration time for most. 

I love spring and late fall. Perfect time of year, not too cold, not too hot (usually) birds are making noise, but the garden slows down then as well. I'm really hoping that tomato gives me so good fruit in another few weeks. If it's a good producer I'm going to start growing that one instead of Roma, hard to give up on Roma but I really like slicing tomatoes for sandwiches instead. I can buy Romas at the store for doing pico salsa and things. 

Have I planted any beans on the fence? Nope. I really need to ditch all the seeds I have and start from scratch again but now it's too late in the season other than nurseries for buying seeds.  One of the people in the garden group posted a picture of 20 some odd packs of seeds they picked up at their local Dollar Tree that were selling for a penny. Of course my local one had nothing left in summer garden stuff. Have to go check the library I suppose.

Hoping for a hose replacement either for birthday or Christmas, still hauling it out every time I have to water and now have my designated 'garden pants' (previous pair of jeans). I was considering getting a watering can and still might do that next month. 

So that's it, another update when something happens I suppose.