Something is ruining the last few tomatos left on my Celebrity plant.  I suspect it is squirrels, based on other blogs around town complaining about squirrels eating their tomatoes.  I guess it could be rats too though…the tomatoes are left on the plant but have a couple of giant holes/gashes in them.  I only have three tomatoes left on the plant.  It is flowering, but no fruit is setting in this heat.

Squirrel damage?

Aphids are chewing away on my jalapeños now.  Soaked ‘em with the insecticidal soap.  As I discovered with the first aphids I dealt with on the poblano, aphids bring a host of other issues.  So next comes some powdery mildew, and then the ants will probably show up, both caused by the sweet excretion from the disgusting little bastards.

Dead aphids--the best kind