We are coming into the season of garden abundance. At least when it comes to the eating

The summer raspberries are almost done (we will get more in autumn), but the Blackberries are just getting started. The berries are quite small, but it’s the bush’s first year so I’m hoping they get bigger. The blackberries I had at the townhouse were HUGE!

I feel like the cucumbers are slow this year, but they are coming. If you compare the garden to last year, we’re a week or two behind this year. We did have a much colder spring.

I have decided that I’m 95% sure that squash bred with the star-shaped gourds.

It’s darkened to a deeper shade of yellow-orange that matches the gourds. Sadly that also means it’s most likely inedible (and quite possibly toxic). Despite the fact that it’s grown exponentially in the last week, I’ve decided I’m going to pull this particular vine. No point wasting good nutrients on something I won’t eat.

Sadly, none of the pumpkin or gourd plants seem to be producing female flowers. Same with the zucchini. That means no fruit… I’m going to have to do some research to see what’s up.

What is going well in the garden…

are the potatoes!!!! I went out the other night and dug them all up. Harvesting potatoes is like an edible treasure hunt! It was so much fun watching that basket fill up. I didn’t actually weigh it, but I’d say I got around 10 lbs of potatoes from my little 3′ x 3′ x 11″ raised bed.

The biggest ones were about the size of my palm – making these just perfect for boiling and roasting. I got them all washed, dried and put away in our potato bin.

Since I harvested the potatoes for me, and Dave doesn’t love them, I pulled a few carrots for him. (The caterpillars have moved on so no worries about disturbing them)

I’m always thrilled with my carrots, and this year is no exception. Dave prefers to snack on these raw, so I’ll probably pull a few every couple days for him. And maybe some extras for a nice roast dinner with some of those potatoes!