Happy Friday, GPODers!
As a gardener in the Northeast United States, I’m quick to complain about 90-degree weather that turns a relatively simple garden chore into an hour of sweaty torment. However, today’s submission from Dawn Fountain in Surprise, Arizona, helped me put my weather woes into perspective. Dawn has submitted photos from her productive gardens—outdoors and inside—a few times this year (Dawn’s Backyard Garden in Arizona, Indoor Growing in Arizonaand Dawn’s Spring Garden in Arizona), and she’s back to share a look at her flower and vegetable garden during peak heat in the American Southwest.
I am in Surprise, Arizona. I love my garden, inside and out! My summer garden has been fighting 115-plus-degree temperatures. Going to be honest, lots of water and praying. And making sure when I want to play/harvest/clean up, I do it first thing in the morning, just as the sun is coming up.
This is my main garden: my melon, carrots, beets, strawberries, tomatoes, basil, broccoli (way in the back), cucumbers (beans behind it), parsley, and rosemary. They are doing well even though it’s HOT.
Melon: It’s growing across the fence and bird netting like last year.
My pepper plant (one of six that I have—great to make hot honey) is going so well. There is a little red guy on there.
My growing rack: I love this thing, and it’s just a cute addition to my garden.
This little guy is a rescue. He was looking very sad, and suddenly there were baby tomatoes on him and some flowers.
When it’s too hot to play outside, I like to have my inside garden: basil, sage, thyme, roses, cactus, terrarium, pothos, mint, lavender, sugar plant, chamomile, marjoram. Start seeds, and just play!
Thank you for sharing your resilient garden with us again, Dawn! The Southwest United States is a region we don’t often hear from, and your submissions are always an interesting insight into how gardeners like you still manage to grow what you love despite challenging conditions.
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