I’ve been slacking on the garden blog lately—mostly because it’s still hotter than hell here in North Texas, and there’s not a lot going on outside. I’ve been trying to work outside an hour or two late in the day this week, but it’s still pretty miserable. I come in a hot, sweaty mess.

However, even an hour here and there produces results. Here’s the newly expanded herb garden, ready to have dirt turned over, soil amendments added, and new fall plants put in: