More rain! Some crop damage from human pests

Another sprinkle passed through yesterday and we are up to about an inch of recent rainfall! Ah, crop loss - aggravating as it is some is avoidable and some is not.

Yesterday the city started to replace damaged sidewalk around the school. Unfortunately, three or four blocks were right in front of our main garden. More unfortunate was the lack of care the contractors took removing concrete to be replaced. Our Birdhouse gourds were damaged as were sunflower and black-eyed susan. We've asked the crew to be as careful as possible pouring the new concrete to minimize further damage. The perils of urban agriculture!

Found a lone harlequin bug today on my lone spinach plant - it is no longer with us (the bug, not the plant).

Harvested squash and tomatoes! The watermelon is getting quite big and pumpkins are really starting to stay on the vie and grow! The okra is going nuts as are the cucumbers. The eggplants have plenty of blooms but have not set any fruit.

I'm looking forward to the much cooler, less humid weather forecasted for the next few days.