I hate to hear about the bugs, but happy to hear about your watermelon and 5 cases of pickled veggies.
We had 2+ inches of rain in 2 days and mild temps; it’s only 83 here presently instead of 95-100.
We are still getting tomatos, but they are ripening sooner, golf ball size to tennis ball size, no more large one, but we are happy to have any maters in July. We have 2 hot peppers that are producing well. Melons and cantaloupes are not happy at all Will probably not get anything from them.
My melons are finally taking off. At least half are around 60 DTM, so I am hoping that there is plenty of time for them to mature.
Our local save a lot has had some really great round watermelons available, so we have been buying a couple every week. If I hit a lull in the cukes and beans, I am thinking about making some pickled watermelon rind. The nutritional value of the rind is really good.
All hubby’s melons died - spring was too cold. I planted my seeds indoors and waited till the weather was reliably warm before transplanting - that actually gives me growth that is behind where I would have expected in a normal season, but it is better than if I waited to plant them till the weather got warm enough to plant outdoors.
In Central Texas, it's at 99 so might hit 100.