the only problem I see with gardens is this insane heat I’ve seen the last 4 out of 5 years. If you water and take care of it, but you get mid to high 90s every damn day plus humidity and no rain, even with watering you will get crushed
Working in the Panhandle of Texas so far for her an we are in a record setting drought....windmills top off the storage tanks an runoff goes to stock ponds an fish ponds.
Drippers an irrigation pipe keep her use of well water efficient for this episode nature has delt us this year.
Rain collection tanks usually is primary irrigation sources but as you say..... No rain to brag about.
Pray for rain and stay safe....
Am experiencing that this and last summer. Current 7 day forecast is 100-102-102-102-102-102-102. Have kept tomatoes and pole beans watered and alive but like you said, prolonged periods of mid-to-high upper 90's and high humidity have caused complete bloom drop. Plants aren't producing a thing. Told my brother yesterday, if we had to live on it, we'd starve. I'm actually thinking of buying some sun shield fabric like greenhouses use to try and shield the plants from the burning sun. Don't know if it would work, but gotta find something that works, just in case we do have to eat off of what we grow.