Lots of showers, heat, and wind is the easiest way to describe the week behind us. The temperatures have been way above average, and except for Wednesday and Thursday, daily temperatures have been over 30°C(86°F). This is of course stressful temperature for the plants, but since the soil hasn’t had time to heat too much, the plants are still doing very well.

The tomatoes, after being completely yellow are now starting to grow and get their normal, green color.  Peppers and cucumbers benefit from the shade I’ve built them with agro-textile are also growing well, and should start flowering soon if Srećko doesn’t kill them before. For some reason, Srećko concluded that the sun protection is intended for him, and now he considers my pepper bed his own bed. 

Zucchinis are already flowering. I know that there won’t be any zucchinis from these flowers, but it’s still nice to see they like the weather we’re having. My garden is usually a problem for zucchinis, but maybe this year things will be different. 

The rest of the vegetables are growing well, all the brassica seedlings have rooted, and lettuce is still growing, despite the high temperatures. Onions are starting to grow and the beans are all out.

It seems that broad beans have survived the storm wind and will probably continue to grow. I haven’t lifted them from the floor, I left them as they were. Hopefully, they will lift on their own. 

Outside of the main garden, my potatoes are also doing well. The plants are getting bigger and next week I will add some more soil to the buckets and bags. I can’t wait to see if there will be any potatoes in the buckets.

During the next week, I need to dig the beds once more and clean the strawberry, rose, and flower beds. The rest of the work has been done, so next week I will concentrate more on the side and back garden. I need to remove the weeds and clean the flower beds which haven’t been cleaned since March. Still, I plan to spend at least an hour a day in the main garden every day. Srećko loves to run around the garden, and there’s always work to be done in the garden.