overgrown

When I left my garden almost three weeks ago I did not notice this zucchini, which could not have existed at all or perhaps in bud form.  I picked it this afternoon as it is already too big.  The garden has kept growing and producing and besides the oversized zucchini I also found two cucumbers ready for picking.

The chillies are not quite ready for picking but there are enough green ones slowly ripening.  I use the green chillies sometimes but prefer to let them ripen for the fiery heat.  The jalapeno and Thai chillies (below) will soon be ready for picking, I hope.

There are still baby eggplants on the bushes and I hope there will be enough warm weather to let them mature.  These are ready to be picked.

succulent

I have to leave my garden for a couple of weeks and these succulents will look after themselves.  The long range weather forecast is predicting 31 degrees centigrade in a few days time when I will not be around to water the garden.  The different succulents will not shrivel for a moment and for this reason I am planting more of them in the outside garden.

   They come in different colours and shapes and I will look out for more interesting variety to add to my collection.  I have to remember to give them room to spread as they have a tendency to do just that.

okra, squash and chillies

I have harvested the okra but I notice a bud forming.  I will be away from my garden for a couple of weeks and I wonder if I would return to another okra to savour.  The temperature will be dropping which is not good news for this vegetable.

I hope by the time I return this spaghetti squash will be ready for picking.  The amount of rain we have been getting and the warm weather are just what the squash needs.  I have tried growing this vegetable before but was not successful.  These seedlings came from the Hurstbridge food swap where I take my garden produce to exchange for vegetables or plants I do not have.  I will miss this month's swap meet as I will be in Kuala Lumpur.  I have been taking pennywort, lemon grass and various herbs to the food swap and have picked up eggs, squashes and even a jar of preserved olives.

I will pick the ripe Kashmiri chillies before I go or they will dry up on the bush.  It is a mild chilli, but delicious.  I have other chilli varieties and I have been enjoying them.  I hope the green ones will be ready by the time I return.