So many vegetables to pick!!!

This is just a sample image of what has been coming out of the garden. The cucumbers are a definite winner this year in the output for effort competition- we can't keep up with eating the amount the vines are producing. If I have a day out of the garden, I come back to seemingly instant giant cucumbers that need immediate picking! I think the sheer numbers are a testament to the success of companion planting- the cosmos and lavender nearby have attracted plenty of pollinators. All I have to do is turn on the watering system on hot days and try to remember to pick the cucumbers regularly!

The tomatoes are also going great guns, and like the cucumbers, just keep coming- it seems the more I pick the more we get. There have also been plenty of beans and a few artichokes. The zucchini is not my friend this year- I have planted it in a "too shady" spot, and the powdery mildew is winning. I keep having to cut back the effected leaves, and this means fewer flowers and limited fruit.

I have high hopes for my capsicum plants- I had a failure with them last summer (not enough sun? irregular watering?) that resulted in blossom end rot. This year they are in a different position in a new garden bed and I am trying to water them as consistently as possible. There are a few babies growing on them already, and I'm hoping that if I keep paying attention to them we might actually get some edible veggies from the this year.