First I thought this was going to grow up to be a Howden pumpkin, but now I'm realizing it (and it's pumpkin mate in a pot elsewhere) might be Sunshine Squash. Did I grow Sunshine Squash seedlings this year? Funny - I don't remember! I know I had interest last year and this year, but I don't remember following through on that. Oh well - I'm guessing that's what they are - will have to bake 'em later! (I had rested it on a shard of terracotta to keep it out of the damp soil/straw - in case it grew up to be a nice big beautiful pumpkin. OH well...)
Yaaaay! Looks like I AM going to have a Rumbo squash this year! I STILL have one from last year - these things are amazing! Afraid this guy's not going to get huge, but at least there were no signs of squash bugs out here or I bet he wouldn't have made it this far!
And here's the beginnings of some edamame pods. I'm going to have to start watching these like a hawk to ensure Sharon doesn't sneak out here and steal them once they're closer to picking time. I just hope they mature before first frost (I'm sure they will - that's got to be a month and a half away!)
Yay - homegrown green beans! I only wish we had plenty more. So far there haven't been enough ready at one time to amount to anything. However, this is from the beans I planted in pots before I had the temporary garden plot. I've got some in the ground now that are juuuust starting to bloom - so there's hope! We could get some seriously good pickings before the end of the season if we're lucky.
Oh yay - another cucumber beetle. I'm blaming these guys for my few cuke plants dying out and drying up. There's still hope in the plants, and a couple gnarled cucumbers trying to grow, but I don't have any hope. Maybe NEXT year... I'm hoping to do weekly to every-other-week sprayings of a garlic tea on the plants next year - hopefully that'll deter the little basards! (BTW - this guy didn't last very long. He got squished!)
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