I first encountered and bought some SunPatiens a year ago in June 2017. It's reportedly a heat & sun tolerant variation on Impatiens (at first I suspected some would consider it the "Hostess Twinkie" of fine gardening). They didn't bloom profusely for me. But 4 of 6 plants survived the winter and got a head start in 2018. They get full sun from 12-5 or so. This year they started flowering in late April, then in July started pooping out. One of the survivors with more shelter from sun and wind kept blooming, although not abundantly. I'm patiently waiting to see any response to last week's big rains, milder temps and cloudy skies - nothing yet. This year's full blast summer started 2 months early (in May) so everything endured a double dose of mid-summer extremes. Forgive unsightly visual distractions in frame, some were temporary wind deflectors, and it was too late in year to prune live oak tree, etc. Below: Late April, just starting 2 weeks later, 8:30 am (below) 2 weeks later (end of May) in the shade 8:45 am (below) mid july, 11 am, the southernmost plant on right stopped producing as many flowers (below); the one on the left with more shade also gradually reduced # of new blooms, there were even less in August

If you have buds drying up that certainly doesn’t sound like an overwatering problem! I live in Colorado and many supposedly full-Sun plants benefit from some shade in the afternoon. The yellow leaves on your herbs: are they yellow and crispy, or quite lush with justt color off? Also, talk to us about the soil in your container. Is it new this year? Did you use potting mix, potting soul, garden soil, or something else? If it’s not New this year, did you fold in some new compost before you planted? Because pots need so much more water than ground, it’s easier for the soil to become depleted. In which case it’s likely not a watering issue at all!

Kris, that is strange because Sun Sugar is supposedly just a crack resistant version of Sun Gold. I've grown both and they taste really similar although the Sun Sugars have thicker skins that are slightly less appealing. Since I have dry summers I don't have problems with cracking, so I stick to Sun Golds. Sun Golds are so much better than Sweet 100 IMO that I mostly just grow Sun Golds as my cherry tomato choice.

Do you have a rainy season in OK? Yesterday was sunny here in MI. Hubs and I have plenty to do on our own property outside when we do have these sunny days. Went for a long walk yesterday. The fresh air is doing wonders for my overall health. My sinus troubles have died down quite a bit. It seem counter-intuitive, but I think dust, mold and mildew allergies from inside were what was aggravating my allergies. We don't have a particularly dusty or moldy house, but this stuff is microscopic and forced air even with the high level furnace and vent filters we have is problematic. I also have our indoor air filter on, but we only have one for the house. I use it in just the most common used part of the house.