My garden was severely curtailed and planted very late due to covid - I was working too much overtime in May and June to get the garden going properly, and unable to get seeds anyway. So I just planted grocery-store seeds of basil and cabbage I needed, plus loofahs for experiment/fun.
I apologize for forgetting who on this thread suggested I plant a cover crop on the rest of the garden, but thank you, I followed your advice - I planted buckwheat and cut it down last week. This Wednesday I'm getting a trailer load of horse manure, going to cover the buckwheat area, plant winter wheat, and leave it until Spring.
The cabbages are doing well under their row covers, and 3 out of 5 rows of basil are doing well - the two middle rows just have a few sad little plants, LOL.
I found some volunteer tomato plants growing behind my compost pile, so I thought why not, and replanted them in the garden. Amazingly, they're surviving after several nights of watering - one is even starting to develop little green tomatoes! Even the little wilted one is looking perky today. Who knows if this hot weather will continue long enough for them to produce, but any tomato I get will be a lucky bonus. The loofahs are starting to grab onto their trellis, so maybe I'll get lucky with those, too.
We're fostering a sweetheart senior golden retriever - my sister's dog, while my sister's on quarantine in Canada after moving there to work in health care and live with her long-term Canadian boyfriend. It's so great to have a dog around here, after losing both of ours so recently. Especially this dog - she knows us already, so she's not anxious at all and is enjoying her vacation here, with the chickens and big field with interesting bunny smells and mole hills to dig in. She has trouble with her hips and knees and we were getting frustrated with having to lift her up our steps every time she had to go out (she's about 85 lbs) but today I built her a nice wide ramp and she's able to go up and down with no trouble. She likes me a lot, but she worships Mr. Dog and follows him around everywhere. We love her and will miss her when she goes, but it will be a happy time when my sister gets out of quarantine and gets a more permanent living situation so she can be reunited with her lovely dog.