robertduval14 said:Garden has finally started to take off with everything seeming to grow larger every day. Blooms everywhere but no fruit set just yet...by next week I'll be seeing my first green 'maters.

Same here! Aside from my corn (which I've never tried before) and green beans I cheated on most everything this year and bought them already started. However aside from the toms, the plants are just starting to look like they will begin taking off. I am trying Celebrity Tomatoes since I always end up with problems. I just wanted something disease resistant. If I still have problems I am going to take a year off and solarize the whole garden.

The rain here overnight sure did water in my bean seeds that I planted yesterday!

Good timing! I picked a lovely bowl of peas.....

after all the rain this weekend, my lettece looks horrible

I visited my sister today. She is a flower gardener, never plants a veggie garden. She has 2 potted cherry tomato plants on her deck, about half the size of my cherry tomato plants in community garden. She was able to pick a half dozen ripe ones for me to eat while there! And they were not the first she's picked! Go figure! Anyway they were so delicious!

Jan, what awesome gardens....love the statuary...but NOT the snake! My cherry toms are not ready either, but ours will still be bearing in Oct. I froze 2 pints of peas yesterday, and had some with my dinner.....

You should find out which type they are, no tags on them? Is that last shot her pet!? lol jk

Picked our first Jimmy Nardello peppers this morning
Will be picking Indigo Blue Berries cherry tomatoes tomorrow am
Fortex pole green beans are starting to climb the trellis (cattle panel).
Summer squash & Zuchinni are looking great
Butternut winter squash going strong --- noticed some cucumber beetles this morning. Will have to get out my Captain Jack spray

dc0145a said:Picked our first Jimmy Nardello peppers this morning
Will be picking Indigo Blue Berries cherry tomatoes tomorrow am
Fortex pole green beans are starting to climb the trellis (cattle panel).
Summer squash & Zuchinni are looking great
Butternut winter squash going strong --- noticed some cucumber beetles this morning. Will have to get out my Captain Jack spray

Welcome to ATP and to the Northeast Forums.

Your veggie garden sounds like it is going great guns. I am surprised you have peppers and tomatoes already. You must be doing something right.

So today I couldn't wait any longer and I picked 5 of my summer squashes. They are - One green zucchini, two golden egg and two green tiger.



These are the striped Green Tiger Zucchini.


Squash Patch



This is the area where I made bamboo teepees and planted beans. Nothing has come up yet but it really is too soon.

The squash look delish! Mine are tiny, but should be ready to pick in a week or so.....

Way behind everyone here..

Meredith79 said:Way behind everyone here..

A lovely garden!

Everything is so nice & neat, Meredith....I weeded a little yesterday, but much more needs to be done....I did see a few tiny cukes forming....

Just picked my first cherry tomatoes, pickling cukes, and lots of lettuces, arugula, and kale.

phoebesviolets said:Just picked my first cherry tomatoes, pickling cukes, and lots of lettuces, arugula, and kale.

Sounds great. I have been getting lots of summer squash already. Also basil.

Should have squash by the end of the week, longer for my cukes....made kale & sausage soup the other day.....froze more peas......

Been picking zucchini at my Dad's , At the rate we are picking them I'll have to freeze some for sure. Yellow squash at my place is booming. Have at least 20 almost ready to pick. My first cucumbers should be ready to pick in a day or two. Picked my first bush string beans yesterday but they never made it to inside. Great outdoor snack while we worked yesterday in the yard. Still picking peas although some of the vines are starting to die back. Second batch of peas are sprouted indoors. Pole beans have sprouted in the garden so lets hope Mr. Chippie doesn't dig them up. Kale and lettuce still going strong. Replanted swiss chard and red beet greens and they are finally coming along. The rain kept smashing them into the ground. Been picking basil, mint and parsley regularly. Sorry no pics my camera is dead and my phone camera won't hold a charge.

Karen, your garden sure is doing great!

Anyone boil their summer squash? On one of the other threads here at ATP someone said they boil the squash like you would for potatoes. I never tried that.

Thanks Rita, It's been a weird growing season so far. Still waiting for my tomatoes to turn red. Loaded with lots of green ones and the tomatoes are above the six foot cage.

Never heard of boiling squash like potatoes. I use mine to spiral and use it like spaghetti or make veggie pizza with homemade crust topped with squash slices, tomatoes, fresh oregano and mozzarella and herb feta cheese.