Last of the Dog Days

I checked the three candy roaster squash seeds that haven't come up. Seeds showed no activity, so I went ahead and planted 3 new seeds.  The one seedling that came up has its first true leaf.  I ordered some lightweight fabric, so I'm waiting for that to come before I prep one of the big metal tubs I bought for planting.

Today, I cut down all the tomatoes in containers.  They had all almost stopped producing fruit.  A few were developing new green growth, but it's time to move on to other plants.  I'll probably plant some cabbage and broccoli in the containers now, once I freshen the soil (and get some more to add to it).

The marigolds were great for the tomatoes!

I finished staking all of the eggplants and peppers in the raised bed.  I trimmed the peppers up a bit, too, removing some excess foliage, especially near the bottom. Leaves that touch the ground are just easy access for pests or rot.  The peppers are blooming, and I'm hoping the eggplants will start blooming soon.  Next year, I'd like to try Rosita, Rosa Bianca, or Listada eggplants rather than Asian eggplants.

The serrano and purple bell in containers are producing another wave of fruit. I love both of these plants.

I also had some stakes free from removing the container tomatoes, so I tall staked my two roma tomatoes in the raised bed. The striped roma hasn't bloomed yet, but the Pompeii has made 4-5 edible tomatoes (after a short bit of blossom end rot) and is blooming more.

The Thai basil plants are blooming like crazy. I thought about ripping them up, but I saw a hummingbird visiting the blooms a few days ago, so I will keep watering them, I suppose.  :)  They do make pretty blooms.

And finally, the native hibiscus bloom is long gone, but it's making a big seed pod. Curious to see how it develops.

We were under a flash flood watch for all weekend, but the storms didn't develop fully. It did rain quite a bit Friday night, but the washed-out weekend was mostly dry.