Thanks for that great report! Sounds like some of the same issues I’ve been having in Zone 5a, SW corner of Wisconsin.
I am doing/saving/canning what I can this season and just mentally ‘letting it go.’ I haven’t had this bad of a season in DECADES, so I was due for one. Even the year I broke my right foot in August, I managed a productive harvest with help from friends - who were paid back in veggies. ;)
Luckily, I know where the Piggly Wiggly is, LOL! Pretty sure we won’t starve. ;)
Mandatory Union Lunch Break! And since I’m eating a Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich, I am reminded that we usually have ‘The Great BLT Debate’ in August when tomatoes are coming in.
How to Make a Perfect BLT
https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-make-perfect-blt/
Mine is on lightly toasted Sourdough bread, lots of mayo, ‘Grandma’s Pick’ Tomato, plain old Romaine lettuce and real bacon crumbles - I didn’t feel like heating up the kitchen to bake bacon this week, but I will going forward. :)