It's Hot Hot Hot Out...

....so how are Chicagoland gardens doing?  I don't know about every garden in Chicago, but so far mine is hanging in there.  Despite the heat, the plants seem to be growing larger and some are even in the early stages of producing veggies for me.  The tomatoes seem to be loving the sun the most while the peppers seem to be a little stunted by the heat.  I've been vigorously watering every day to every other day and I've kept my garden pretty green except for a few brown spots here and there.

My garden

Peppers are a little stunted compared to the huge tomato plants

 Yellow flower waiting to turn into a pumpkin...with a couple flowers that shriveled from the heat.

Browning leaf

Tiny zucchini - can't wait!