IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE

Not only does it feel like the tropics
with all the heat,
rain
and humidity
we've been having lately,
it's starting to look pretty tropical as well.

...the dense foliage of the cucumber bed.

I've conquered the slugs and cucumber beetle
and now
the zucchini plants
are towering above the compost bin
and producing
a steady supply of zucchini.
There will be plenty of
roasted zucchini,
fried zucchini and onions,
pickled zucchini,
and to keep the beast of the jungle happy
and to calm his savage soul,
... some zucchini muffins,
zucchini breads
and chocolate zucchini cake.

Ta ta! ...our mammoth size tomato plants!
I have never seen tomato plants
this large in my life
...must be the combination of
plentiful rain,
the mushroom compost we added
and the special compost tea I've been brewing every week.
There seems to be quite a few tomatoes there,
whether they ripen or not
is yet to be seen,
but we hope to have lots.
If not,
we will be eating
fried green tomatoes,
Nova Scotia Chow Chow,
and
Green Tomato Mincemeat.