Resuscitating the Ailing

I lost a few plants last weekend due to the heat. They said "partial sun", which should have been more on the shady side. I lost my Cosmo seeds, which were doing very well. Will have to wait until next year. A purply impatiens is hanging around, but will need help. The pulmonaria is rallying. Add whatever doesn't make it to the "killed it" pile which includes a lavender plant. I don't know why the lavender didn't make it, but it didn't. It's really gone.

On the plus side, my cantaloupe sprouts are almost ready to replant, and my newly started basil is doing okay. The Chia herbs never had a chance. They started to sprout, looked fine, and then bit the dust in a hot spell with the AC not on while we were at work. I was even keeping them shaded. The seeds were old anyhow so it's just as well. I'm very much looking forward to having cantaloupe--it's ambrosia hybrid, which my mother says is delicious. One of the projects for the weekend is taking down the mandevilla vine, planted by the house's owner. I've been trying to resuscitate a green cutting in some percolite, but it doesn't look good there. I'll probably try to get a seed going on this one too. Placement may have been an issue--planted in a tight spot right in front of the water meter. It may have not had enough sun, and the soil there is pretty hard. We'll try again.