It's A Jungle Out There

When July is upon us and muggy heat and torrential rain rear their ugly heads, the plants seem to reach up to the sky as if rejoicing in what we consider miserable conditions.  In the peak sun blazing hours of the day, the kids and I are inside somewhere, sitting in front of the fan playing with Legos.  Or if things are really bad we retreat to the air conditioning leaving all thoughts of the outdoors behind.  Meanwhile, the garden grows and the weeds (snickering all the while) put in place their master plan to take over the yard.  At dinner time new weeds have already grown since the lunch hour when I went out to pick vegetables.  It keeps me busy, but if kept under slight control, it can look pretty neat (if you like the wild look).  We are definitely not neat and tidy gardeners.  Here's some proof.

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Gourds and Zucchini growing out of compost bins

Beans, cucumbers and gourds growing together

Leeks!

Volunteer fennel  popping up between the tomatoes