The corn is higher by the hour (you wouldn't be able to see Charlotte today), and the sunflowers are now budding along the border.  The pumpkins are creeping through the undergrowth.

The tomatoes have so far withstood the late blight epidemic that is devastating all the local farmer's crops.  I never removed any of the suckers and, while they are certainly sprawling, they will be prolific in the coming weeks.  We have canning plans for the surplus we're bound to have.

The eggplants and peppers are blooming and beginning to form their fruit as well.

We've begun the cucumber harvest.  There are three varieties in the garden and they are both delicious.  A long, thin, Asian cuke, and the common "marketmore," and another I can't remember for the moment.  They are fighting with the pole beans for space, but there are still a few feet of trellis to cover.

The soybeans pods are taking shape in the two dense rows we planted.

We've cleared most of the bolted lettuce and harvested cauliflower/broccoli plants.  There is one more cauliflower head on the way, and the brussel sprouts won't be far behind.  I am only growing a few more col crops in pots and plan on using the new space for greens and root crops.  

The kale and swiss chard are finally being harvested back to a manageable size.  Next time we will know that only a few plants are needed to satisfy.  

The beets and carrots have been thinned and the first crop of beets harvested to completion.  I have plans for both borsch and pickling later this week.  In the same bed I harvested parsnips that were competing for space.

The herb garden has more than filled in.  It looks like we will have some basil to go with our tomato crop next week.  I will be transplanting more basil through out the garden from the cold frame.  The nasturtium are growing sizable and are thankfully attractive since we aren't eating them except in the occasional salad.

It is almost time for another pea sowing which will be due in October.

This is the bird house now a few weeks old, still without birdseed.