The middle of August is generally the time when things begin to burn out and look awful. That's not really the case this year. We have had a rather cool summer with enough rain but not too much. We are a little below average for precipitation.
The two beds of buckwheat cover crop came out two days ago. I cut one and pulled the other. There were too many weeds to ignore in the bare bed but I put the cut stalks in the compost bin.
The cucumber vines are tired but not dead. They are not a all diseased. Sometimes they get wilt and die over night. Sometimes they just sort of fade away. I have left them because there are still a few good cucumbers in there that will be appreciated all the more at the end of the season.
The cantaloupe vines are also fading but if they didn't it would be impossible to find the fruit.
...more than two dozen melons.
I lift the oldest ones each day waiting for them to slip off the stem.
The Clarimore zucchini plant is looking as fresh as it did in June and producing a squash every couple of days.
The fall lettuce bed is growing well.
And now for some pretty flowers
Not bad for August
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