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George,

When I was out watering early this AM I spotted a few 2" baby Japanese 
cucumbers, 2 Eight Ball squash almost ready at 3" diameter, and numerous baby 
tomatoes.  The Snow Peas are winding down, but the Sugar Snap Peas are still 
producing which is amazing in the heat of late.  98 deg F, 102 deg F, and 
today probably mid 90's.  At least it is not humid, but nonetheless I am 
wilting.

Planted out 35 heirloom tomatoes at the allotment, but 8 keeled over in the 
winds and then the heat.  I guess they weren't hardened off quite enough.  
Even a couple of the 3' plant is sunburned and it has been in the greenhouse 
for 2 months with a lot of sun.

We put plastic around the fencing to ward off some of the direct canyon wind. 
 Planted out quite a few chiles and eggplants.  We'll plant some shell beans 
and Zuchetta, and maybe some Armenian cucumbers as well.

I plant all the cherry tomatoes, some reg. tomatoes, herbs, French fillets, 
squash, carrots, radishes, onions, and many chiles at home in raised beds.  
Also potatoes are home.

Planted in heavy gopher wire baskets to ward off thieving gophers.  Fence 
hopefully will keep the 2 and 4 legged deer/dears away.

Mary-Anne
USDA Zone 9b
Sunset 14/15

"Who plants the seed beneath the sod, and waits to see, believes in God."

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