This week in the garden, July 29th

Whatever is affecting the butternut squash seems to be spreading :(

The summer squash are few and far between, the cucumbers are dwindling, and the swiss chard is withering, but other plants have been producing plenty for our tables these days.  There seems to be an endless supply of green beans, tomatoes and eggplant to add to the kale and collards.  

The excitement of my colander full of tomatoes and gallon bag of green beans was trumped by a (possible) first sign of brussel sprouts in our future.  This is the first year we have planted brussel sprouts.  And we planted them in the very beginning of the Spring season.  We have been watching them grow for a while and have been unsure if anything was going to happen.  Well, today, on one of our brussel sprout plants I spotted little buds that look like they may actually transform into brussel sprouts.  It may have worked!  

With all of these great summer veggies and persistent greens, it is hard to imagine that we will have to find space in the garden for new cool season plants in just a few weeks.