This is a fun time of year in the vegetable garden. All the hard work starts to bear fruit, literally. March seems like a long time ago now, but I can remember how excited I was for the time when I could eat the tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash I started from seed. It is fun to check my garden each evening after work and find something else I can pick. It’s still early for tomatoes, but I’ve had fun harvesting my lettuce, cucumbers, squash, and zucchini.

I was neglectful last weekend, however, because I went away to Vermont. I was stunned to find that in the four days I was gone two large summer squash had grown, and fused together (pictured). My grandmother had been watering the plants while I was away, but she didn’t see them hidden under the large leaves. They don’t look very appetizing to me, but I’m curious to see if they still taste good at that size.

Check out this week’s Q&A on Butternut Squash pruning by clicking here.

Monday, August 06, 2007 9:21:27 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)    Comments [3]