We have four small raised beds that we plant every year. This year for the first time, we have had none of the worms in our zucchinis. They have been producing so well, Rhonda is looking for unlocked cars to stash some zucchinis in. She has been making zucchini bread, zucchini brownies, baked zucchini and looking for more recipes. I've made a few batches of zucchini pickles.



Four zucchini plants


Maters are doing well too.


Four bell pepper plants are making lots of peppers


Green beans and cukes. These aren't doing as well as the other veggies. After I planted them, Rhonda said she saw where beans and cukes shouldn't be planted in the same beds.

Looks superb Paul!

Jack

Right on !, lol

Looking good! Can’t beat fresh from your own garden!

It always surprises me what the admiral gets out of her small garden. It will sure save you a trip or five to the grocery store Paul.

I love coming home from work and shopping in the garden for something to cook. This year I expanded my garden and was able to blanch and freeze enough squash and zucchini to have plenty until the next time I grow some more.

Squash and okra are my two favorite garden vegetables, because they produce so much and are so good to eat.



I have started using eggplant in any dish that I can, and I’m really liking it. Growing up, I only ate eggplant fried. Now, I substitute small eggplant pieces for some or all of the noodles or rice in a recipe, and it’s delicious. If you like beef short rib vegetable soup, try throwing in small pieces of eggplant next time. They absorb that broth and really go well in the soup.


Gardens are great.

Looks good. Mine is out of control with things growing.

Nice

No red tomatoes here yet

Took a pic last night of garden

Your causing climate change with that fire back there, lol.

goin to plant bananas next year

X2. I think the heat from that fire settled over Arkansas. Dried up the rain, turned up the heat, and burnt up my little garden. lol.

A victory garden!

Very nice!!

Man that brings back memories. The Victory Garden was one of the shows I always watched on Saturdays as a kid. It, The New Yankee Worksop, This Old House, and some that slip my mind all came on together.

Paul my wife will grade zucchini and freeze it for later in the year when we have to much in years past. Now ot goes to our customers.

If you want to super charge your zucchini harvest, take some scissors or knife or sharp edge object and cut off all leaves from the vine that do not have flowers. When the flower part is done, male or female, cut the leaf and the flower stalk off all the way down to the stalk. This triggers the plant to go back into a higher reproduction rate and the zucchini will come in buckets from the very tips of the plants. They look naked but it puts them in "oh crap" mode.

It also really helps prevent powdery mildew as it allows for much better air flow. It also cuts down on squash bugs. Only do this if you want to be even more flush with squash/zucchini.

Nice plots boss.

I wish mine was that clean

Yeah, very nice clean looking garden.

I found this earlier and thought of ya.

Love seeing gardens.