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Got pretty hot here this week-- it was actually 102 on Monday. It's gone down to the 90's and next week, they say, after a bit of rain we'll have some 80's again. We had a bit of wind this week too, which blew down one of our PVC sunshades and some plant blossoms. It's all good, though. Almost everything is growing right on track.

Armenian cucumber 1, 05-01-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Armenian cucumber

Vegetable plot 1, 05-01-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr =>

Various squash and melons.

Vegetable plot 2, 05-01-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Other side of the squash patch.

1st Snapdragon, 05-01-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

First Snapdragon bloom.

Tomatoes 2, 05-01-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Tomatoes on the Topsy-Turvy.

Banana Pepper, 05-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Banana pepper.

Zucchini, 05-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Zucchini squash,

Insect on Squash leaf 1, 03-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Some kind of bug. Any ideas?

Cherry tomatoes 2, 05-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

Cherry tomatoes.

First Sunflower 2, 05-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

First Sunflower bloom.

Snapdragon w/Marigold 2, 05-03-13 by VinCar927, on Flickr >

I watched the darndest little drama unfold in my garden earlier this week. I watched a wasp land on one of my Zinnias and crawl under the flower petals. He must have done something under there, because in about 5 seconds this green caterpillar came rushing out of the middle of the flower. The wasp in turn rushed up to the top of the flower and ate that whole caterpillar right then and there! I found out later it was probably a Paper Wasp. Apparently, plants put out some kind of distress odor when they are being attacked by caterpillars. These wasps sniff around for the scent, and when they find it, know just what to do. Amazing.