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For some reason, my garden has taken off in the last few weeks. The tomatoes have been very sluggish to ripen, some of them rotting on the vine before they're ready to eat. I've read in many different forums that this is happening to a lot of people due to the heat/humidity this year. Today, it is 70 degrees and overcast. I can practically hear the garden growing. I went out to harvest and was amazed at the abundance. It certainly wasn't like that a couple of weeks ago. My green peppers, which were completely worthless last year (produced 1 pepper) have exploded, and now the three plants are dripping with peppers - big fat ones. The cucumber vines are even more amazing. I counted no less than 12+ rapidly growing, almost ready to pick cukes, and a whole host of baby cukes. This ... all from 2 small/medium sized garden boxes. It's really amazing what you can do in your own backyard. Now, if I could just keep chickens for eggs, and cows for milk, and learn to churn my own butter...