The July Garden

A green gourd hangs on a wire fence, perfectly embodying the essence of a flourishing July garden. The text "The July Garden" and "SchneiderPeeps.com" adorns the bottom, capturing the vibrant spirit of summer growth.

Goodness, our July garden is barely hanging on. We’ve had 100°F temperatures almost every day for over a month and they will continue for at least another month. In years past I would work really hard at trying to keep the garden alive through the heat. I’ve learned that we really just need to focus on keeping … Read more

The July Garden

The July garden in a zone 9 gardening zone is similar to many end of season gardens. It's hot and most plants are done. But not all, come find out what plants are loving the heat.

While many of you are in the glory time of gardening right now, we are about done for the summer. Oh, there are still peppers, luffa, okra, basil and moringa and an occasional small tomato or strawberry, but that’s it. The plants have been in the ground since early March and are spent. It’s hot with … Read more

The July Garden

Overgrown tomato plants in a garden with a small fence. Text on the image reads "The July Garden" and "SchneiderPeeps.com.

The July garden is South Texas is usually all burned up. However, this year we had a much cooler spring and summer and quite a bit more rain that we’ve had the last few years. So our garden is still going. We’re getting a handful of beans, a few tomatoes, lots of cherry and yellow … Read more