Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 17 Entries. Saturday, August 21 View Page This is part of my watermelon harvest. Some of the larger melons are still on the vine. However, for the past two or three weeks the plants have been suffering badly from various fungal diseases caused by the rainy and cold summer we have had for the most time this year. I would like to thank everyone who sent me watermelon seeds for this season! I don't know if the melons, which are still on the vine, will grow much more, but at least I got something to harvest. I cut open two melons and they are very sweet and tasty. I will definitely try them again next year. So, if you have some seeds to share this fall, I'd appreciate it. Sunday, August 22 View Page all grown from seed - a pleasure to look at, all my neighbors admire them! Sunday, August 22 View Page when the weather is sunny and hot I have to water them twice per day Sunday, August 22 View Page cactus "Königin der Nacht" - don't know what the English name is Sunday, August 22 View Page Each of these flowers only blooms one night. They open around 7 to 9pm and will wither the next morning. Sunday, August 22 View Page The size and beauty is amazing! Sunday, August 22 View Page Flowers frequently are 25cm in diameter, some will reach 30cm. Sunday, August 22 View Page the peaches will be ripe in about a week or so....yum Sunday, August 22 View Page I even had to put up a support for some branches due to the heavy fruit-load :-) Sunday, August 22 View Page The giant sunflowers are doing very well despite the bad summer. Some of them are in the 5m range. I will take exact measurements shortly, before the heads are getting heavier and are reducing the height. Sunday, August 22 View Page In the background you can see my tall corn. It is even higher than the sunflowers! Sunday, August 22 View Page I love sunflowers! To me nothing symbolizes summer as much as they do. Sunday, August 22 View Page . Sunday, August 22 View Page . Sunday, August 22 View Page hibiscus Sunday, August 22 View Page . Sunday, August 22 View Page .