[Bon of Babble]

I've found the best tomatoes to grow in my hot, dry climate are cherry tomatoes - the volunteers seem to be especially good. My uncle tried to grow beefhearts for years with poor results, they prefer the midwest climate to ours.

Our hot weather hasn't set in yet - Thank God. But we know it's coming so I've been busy putting down mulch - my city has piles of it for free (they no longer deliver) - either a coarse or fine grind. That is my gardening chore (a big one) for the week.

Meanwhile, we are getting good results from all the rain we had this past season:

Grapes are setting on, more than I've ever seen:

Same for figs - which ripen all at once:

This pink angel's trumpet is blooming for the first time in a decade:

I have so many lemons I recently sent a box back East where they're very expensive:

I bought a bag of rotting lily bulbs at the local garden store - for I think $1.00 - I ended up planting them anyway and was surprised they came up (I haven't had much luck with them in the past):

And my helper, taking a break - the other one was in the house hiding under the bed:

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Grapes and Figs and Lemons! Nice! That how California is supposed to be! (Angle trumpet...Nicotinia?)

[daniel1212]

I bought a bag of rotting lily bulbs at the local garden store - for I think $1.00 - I ended up planting them anyway and was surprised they came up (I haven't had much luck with them in the past):

Nice. I planted some flower seeds but do not know what they were. Slow growing:

[TheConservativeParty]

The pink angel’s trumpet is glorious and the doggie is extra cute!