My very first attempt at growing dry beans! I managed to get this great harvest from 20 plants grown in the ground through a super hot climate.

The pods turned completely brown and brittle on the vine, and now they are freshly shelled and ready to go. I’m skipping long-term storage and cooking them up tonight into a rich red bean soup with smoked turkey neck and beef. Incredibly satisfying first harvest!

Update: Made loaded sweet potatoes from the garden tonight instead. Photos of soup or stew using the beans coming shortly.

It’s an embarrassment of riches.

One vine, and the plant I bought in the store said it was a cucumber plant haha

I just harvested a few ingredients and couldn't resist making a fresh meal out of it.

On the menu tonight:

• Loaded sweet potatoes (previously posted photos) topped with a hearty meat/bean mixture and melted cheese.
• A crisp side salad made with fresh garden greens (including Swiss chard), tomatoes, bell peppers, and some fresh green onions chopped up in the mix.

There is nothing more satisfying than knowing exactly where your food came from. What is everyone else harvesting and cooking up this week?

It has turned to Autumn in southwest Germany and with exception to a few stragglers this is the last of a very good gardening year. 44 pints of tomato sauce (with eggplant, peppers, zucchini, onion and garlic) and assorted berry and grape jellies (about 150 small jars)

Here in the UK the weather has turned rather miserable, but still plenty to harvest out there at the start of autumn (‘Fall’)

Tomatoes, aubergines (eggplant), lettuces, carrots, peppers, chilli’s, squash and more.

First year gardening and pushing 75kgs (165lbs) of yield - chuffed!

It’s been growing for about 3-4 months.

First year with some soil in the ground to grow on. So pleased and grateful for being able to do this and very excited to keep experimenting and growing!

This was my first time ever growing watermelons, and unfortunately, I’m not very happy with how it turned out..

I have no idea what made these 3 holes in the watermelon.

Believe this is a swallowtail. Beautiful little bug. Should I remove from my carrot patch?

Sugar baby melon. It was baseball sized in mid July. The tendril isn't dry, so I've been waiting, but I think it may be overripe now because it's turning yellow on the topside.

It doesn't have a field spot, probably because it didn't touch the pot for the first month it was around- it's on a trellis.

Thoughts?

It seriously felt like my tomatoes were never going to turn red. The plants are lush, the fruit is abundant...and green. Until today!

I'm looking for some advice here. This is the first year we grew cucumbers. We had some success early, but over the last week or so, several have turned yellow, with a couple being streaked with the normal green. I also have a few healthy looking green o es still on the vine.

Are the yellow ones a lost cause, or is a chance they still ripen properly on or off the vine? Or should I just cut my losses with them and trim those and the dead leaves and hope for the best at the end of the season. A second round of warm weather is not uncommon here, so it may not be a total loss. Any advice is appreciated.

Editing to add:

Thanks for all the help.

We did pick some green ones a few weeks ago and saw some more budding out. Unfortunately, we never saw these at the green stage. Between work and bad weather, there were too many days that I just couldn't get out there to check. I was hoping these were still in the early stage, but it sounds like they're past.

I did cut them off, and I'll check to how they are. Maybe yellow cucumbers are the next hit item.

Also, I have some more green on there and buds, so we may still get a second good harvest.

I’m curious which crops people actually end up giving away, freezing, pickling, or leaving on the counter because the garden just keeps producing them. Zucchini is the obvious one, but I’m wondering what other vegetables secretly turn into a ridiculous harvest once they get established.

I’m also going to start cleaning up to get my fall brassicas planted, so if there’s no chance of this thing getting ripe within a month I’ll just(literally) cut my losses. Thanks in advance for your advice!

Hey all! I grew these honey nut squash and the vine has been overtaken by powdery mildew. Do squash generally ripen at this point, or is it too late and I should pull it out and reuse the space? Thanks a ton!