First Squash from the Garden

I was late in getting things planted in the garden this year, but the first squash was ready to pick yesterday (Sunday, Sept21). This is what I picked. It was quite tasty when cooked. I planted yellow and light green squash (2 hills of each), two rows of green beans and a hill of cucumbers.

This is a close up of one of the hills of yellow squash after today’s squash was picked. There should be more to eat in a day or two.

The green beans and cucumbers are loaded with blossoms, so we should have those to eat in a couple of weeks. I have a three foot high chicken wire fence around the green beans to keep the rabbits out. Sometimes I see a rabbit looking longingly at the green beans while he eats the grass and weeds. Too bad for him. If things continue to go well, we will have lots of extra green beans to make several jars of dilly beans to eat at Christmas time.