Wow! Everyone in the garden is doing great, especially those buttercrunch lettuces! Their leaves look crunchy and inviting, I want to have a bite, lol π I pity the Brussel sprouts, though. I hope they still recover.
It sounds like you need a huge preparation for the imminent drought - a good water system to supply enough water for these veggies.
Weeds are invasive; they grow and thrive faster than our blinks, lol π Kidding aside, they are actually one of the most tiring uninvited visitors to deal with in the garden. But, pulling them regularly will spare you from a day of intense battle, weeding. Sometimes we really can't do it regularly, especially since it's not just the weeds that we are dealing with in the garden; there are a lot more tasks to do.
It was a nice stop for me in your garden, till next time as I do my garden hopping in this beautiful community. π π