Despite the drought this summer and the extreme heat, the garden was extremely fruitful. There was a large harvest and a family of mice were sighted. But not all the garden plants were successful, though some are suspected to have been bothered by the mice. Most of the plants were dried out and have not had any water. We suppose the plants will grow to be healthy, and the tomatoes will get ripe.
We actually hand-watered every day in addition to our irrigation system. That just goes to show how hard this drought must be on the farmers and ranchers who can hand-water their crops and pastures daily. Our tomatoes lasted longer than we had hoped, and even continued to produce flowers and tiny tomatoes. Many gardeners replant tomatoes in the summer to get a fall crop before the temperatures drop. We don't do that since we know we will be working in the garden to prepare for our fall and winter plants. Those tomatoes we planted went in the ground in March, so we were pleased they lasted all the way until September!
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