Garden Tour in the Summer Heat Wave



This Summer has been difficult for my garden with the lack of rain. We had a record temperature of 111 degrees and several weeks before and after of triple digit heat here in Texas. See the video above for a garden tour and talk of blackberry pests along with watermelon eaten by animals.   

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