It has been near 100 for over 3 weeks at our house in North Georgia. Many of my container gardens have succumbed to the heat. I could have watered twice daily and they still would not have made it. My herb garden and perennials seem to have flourished in the heat, and are blooming this…
Planting the Fall Garden
Every spring I wait in anticipation for the ground to become warm enough to plant. I water and fertilize all summer, and by August, most of my flowers have suffered under the hot summer sun. Tired of pulling weeds, and fighting off the mosquitos, I’m embarrassed to say, my flowers are looking pretty pitiful. But then comes fall. When parts of…