Each day, I'm able to harvest enough pole beans for a side dish with dinner and also freeze enough for later. The pickling cucumbers are starting to come strong, but I have to admit I forgot we planted the pickling cucumbers next to the regular cucumbers. This one got quite large before I realized what was happening.

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Green Tomatoes

We have 14 tomato plants drooping with tomatoes, but not one has given up a ripe tomato, yet. Gardening has been such a learning process.

This week, we had family come by for a visit. While here, mom walked through the garden, checking out every single plant. She expressed her suprise to my hubby at how well the garden is doing since I have no previous experience with gardening. The tomatoes aren't ready, but I was able to share some of our cucumbers with her.
I don't know how much longer these tomatoes need until they ripen, but I check several times a day. As if a major change will occur between the morning and afternoon.

The corn and pole beans have taken off. Actually, the pole beans are growing at a much faster rate than the corn causing some problems.

The beans are taking down the corn!

The pole beans have grown so tall, with no where to go, that they stretch over to other vines or corn stalks. The multiple beans vines get together and pull over stalks. I've added some large poles and twine to give the corn stalks some relief. I'm not sure if I'll plant them together again next year.

I had my doubts about the success of the corn, but ears of corn have started to pop out on several of the stalks. Of course, progress reports will continue. ;-)