It is a pretty great year, but we're still in Extreme Drought here, so I am having to water quite a bit to keep the plants happy. The harvests are huge, though, and the flowers and herbs look really good, other than the fact that the grasshoppers are devouring them. I do think the milder, cooler June weather helped a lot, but the heat has set in pretty fiercely here in southern OK (and other parts of the state as well) so I don't think the plants will be staying as happy in July as they were in June. That's typical though. I'm pleasantly surprised at how well most plants have produced despite the lack of rainfall here, but then the water bill will arrive in the mail soon, and I'll remember why the plants have produced so well.

Congratulations! Glad someone got some melons. I've had the same weather but was slow getting started. Still happy with what I got, though.

Ive been thankful for the mild weather not only because the garden is doing well but also because my hard-working DH is out in it from dawn til dusk and the 100 degree days worry me to death. We just haven't been getting the hot hot weather we have had the last two summers but then again its only july. The worst is yet to come im sure, but im still thankful!