The Flowers are Bloomin'!

Our garden is doing extremely well. We are already harvesting somethings which just amazes me. I guess all the rain the past 2-3 weeks ended up doing good and not drowning everything. It's so exciting seeing all this stuff grow! I thought I'd share some pictures for your enjoyment...

Last night Drew thinned out the collards (with Evie's help). At that point, Ward, MF, and I were upstairs cleaning Wardy's bottom when I see Evie come past the door and head to the bathroom. This big girl just marched right upstairs, put the collards in the sink, and washed them off. No one told her to but she knew that's what needed to be done. I'm not proud, promise. :)
A nice banana pepper which Drew picked three of on Sunday evening. He said they were pretty spicy when he tasted them. I'm not much on spicy things and am trying to figure out a way to use them without overwhelming the food. Any suggestions?
Let me tell you about those cucumbers...they're doing amazingly well. Drew built that trellis for them to climb up (he's so handy!) and they are taking to it like a fish to water. Our beans are of the bush variety and as opposed to the pole. You can see them in the right and middle rows. The collards are in the back right corner (this is before they were thinned).

Go, zucchini, go!

Squash blossom. You know, I never knew this was how squash and zucchini grew. I guess that's what happens when you grow up in suburbia. I think I'm getting more out of this than the kids!

Please excuse the end of this cutting out but our battery died. What Evie says is, "I like the taste of the broccoli" and surprisingly, they do taste somewhat like broccoli!