I have to say… this whole veg gardening experiment has far exceeded my expectations.

The peas are pretty much done now, but it was non-stop snacking for Dave almost all summer. Same with the tender beans – we even got enough to cook up at dinner a few times. There’s been a regular supply of cucumbers since mid-July that has only just slowed down. We even had enough to trade with the neighbour for a couple of his red cabbages

This particular cabbage got turned into a Cabbage Roll Casserole for Dave. I prefer my cabbage steamed, or in coleslaw, so that’s what I’ll do with the second one.

The tomato plant continues to grow ever larger, and get more tomatoes

I finally picked the first red one, and there are more “colouring up”. We are going to be overrun with the darn things soon enough!

It was super exciting to harvest my first carrot last week! Just look at how nice, big and ORANGE it is. I’ve never grown carrots at all, so I’m extra thrilled with this. I have to wait a little longer to harvest more – this one was from my first sowing, and most of those died. My second sowing should be ready in a couple of weeks.

And speaking of long….

Have you ever seen beans like these??? They are a Chinese long bean…. and I’m not going to lie, when I bought the seeds, I really had no idea what they were. I was just looking for long, skinny beans. And I got them!

That said, I won’t plant them again. Dave doesn’t mind them raw (I’m not a fan of raw beans regardless), but neither of us were a fan of them cooked. They didn’t have a lot of taste. I’ll stick with my “bush” beans from now on.

But I’m happy to report, that while they took their time getting started, both the catnip and the chives have made a respectable showing. I know next year, they will be just spectacular!

The raspberry patch is still new, and quite small, but I’m finally getting some ripe fruit. I’ve got a traditional red, everbearing raspberry, and then a fun, golden raspberry, which was a gift from my neighbour. I’m hoping to expand, and add some blackberries next year.

And as delighted as I am with that….

This makes me absolutely giddy with anticipation! These are my acorn squash… just two so far, but there are lots more blooms with the promise of fruit! I can almost taste these guys… but I still have several weeks to wait!

One last thing before I go… I can’t believe I keep forgetting to share this bit of awesomeness with you…

You may recall, several months back, I was making an attempt at rooting a pineapple plant from the top. Well the experiment was a complete failure… mine just rotted.

But at the start of the summer, Dave and I were in Walmart and you wouldn’t believe what they had!….

Yes!!! That is a potted pineapple plant… complete with actual pineapple.!!!!

It’s not very big, and honestly doesn’t seem to have grown much in the few months I’ve had it.

I have no idea when I’m supposed to pick it. But for now, I’m just tending to it… amazed that I’m actually growing a pineapple!!!