Updates from the Inferno

It was 100 degrees here today, and has been in the upper 90s for the past week. No rain in weeks. Things that never wilt, like shasta daisies and purple coneflowers, are wilting. Just about the only plants that are thriving are eggplant and watermelon.

Here are a few flowers that have survived the inferno so far:

Pink double delight coneflower. I've had this for three years and this is the first year it's growing nicely.

Peruvian daffodils. These are so weird-looking - I love them!

Even zinnias are wilting, but they are resilient and respond well to occasional watering.

Beans and a few berries are the only things I'm harvesting from my garden, though yellow pear tomatoes are close. Fortunately, my friends and family are doing better with their gardens, and sharing the proceeds!
Cooking apples from Mom:

Tomatoes and bell peppers from Dad:

The yellow squash in this pasta I made tonight for dinner came from my friend Pam's garden:

(Tyler Florence's spaghetti w/summer squash recipe)

Between the heat and work, I haven't been playing in the garden much. I try to spend a few minutes every other night watering/weeding/cutting out huge nasty squash vine borers. I've lost a few new perennials to the heat, but most everything I planted this year is still holding on. Of course, it's just June - the hottest months of the year are still to come!