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Thank you.

Thanks, Amy. Let's hope this is the end of the 100s!

I'm glad it was helpful, Rhonda!

Well, it only lasted for about 5 minutes, unfortunately. I'm sure you're in desperate need of rain, too. Stay safe.

I'm right there with you, Barbara. This has truly been our most challenging growing season. Between the heat, drought and awful smoke, I'm feeling pretty discouraged. Please stay safe and let's hope next year is better. Take care.

True! I just couldn't tell what it was going to do because the sky looked rather ominous!

We use a medium-weight shade cloth inside our greenhouse on the south side, to decrease the intensity of the sunlight. I'd say it's about a 50% grade.

Well, that is GREAT news, Donna! The raised bed cover stays on the bed for the whole season, then we unscrew the frame from the bed and store it in a shed over the fall and winter. The raised bed and floating row cover are DIY projects in my new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook.

Are you referring to the floating row cover or bridal veil netting. If you're referring to the floating row cover, there are a lot of online sources for it. You should check these sources: Johnnyseeds.com, groworganic.com, harrisseeds.com, greenhousemegastore.com, or highmowingseeds.com. If you were talking about the bridal veil netting, here's where I bought a bolt of premium quality netting a few years ago: www.bbcrafts.com/products/ivory-108-inch-premium-tulle-fabric-bolt-w-108-inch-l-50-yards?_pos=1&_sid=8f8e94a56&_ss=r.

Those cabbage butterflies and their larvae are definitely trouble!

@@SusansInTheGarden in one of my hint books, it says that mint, sage, dill and thyme protect cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli and Brussel sprouts from the cabbage moth.

@@annettefluit3496 Hi, Annette. Yes, that's a great tip. There are a lot of herbs that can help repel or distract certain types of pests. And it's great to interplant a lot of different things within a bed of cabbage family crops because it confuses the adult cabbage moths and butterflies.

Hi, Kevin. Those are copper barriers to keep slugs away from the broccoli plants. They are one of the DIY projects in my new book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook.

Hi, Zee. I believe EMTs are primarily sold in 10' lengths. In my book, The Vegetable Garden Pest Handbook, I have DIY projects for making your own row covers, including making a "pipe bender" for shaping the EMT "sticks." And spider mites are one of the insects I profile within my book. If you would be interested in getting a signed copy of my book, just drop me an email at Susan@SusansintheGarden.com.

Oh my, that is awful. I'm so sorry. High winds and heat are a deadly mix. I think all you can do is supplemental watering and hope they get through it. This has NOT been a good year for growing a garden. Hang in there.