California Gardening: What's happening in your mid summer garden? , 1 by Nasturtium28

Nasturtium28 wrote:
I admire everyone's efforts and successes. I wish I had some voluptuous thing to post, like doss's dahlia, but alas not this year... everything seems to be crisped (does neem oil damage foliage?). On the one hand I will post a picture of one of my cyclamen blooming in July as my contribution to what is happening in my mid-summer garden because it is so unexpected, but I also have a question for you all about what is NOT happening. I planted tuberous begonias in pots that I keep on my patio. They have been in since April and took a pretty long time to even leaf out. Now they have healthy leaves but only 1 is blooming and it is the end of July. They are in bright shade to even a little late afternoon sun - do they need even more sun? It seems awfully late to have no flowers. Is it temperature or light? In spite of the hot days, the delta breezes cool things down in the evening and they have been pretty consistent this year. It seems I had flowers by this time last year but I didn't keep notes, so I really don't remember. Advice appreciated!