Veggies!!

Even though it has been in the hundreds here and we have not had any rain since the one day the 1st of May, we have a few veggies...

 ... there are some more blooms on the yellow squash plants but not so much on the zucchini.  There are lots and lots of brown leaves but I am stilling watering twice a day in the hopes of getting more squash.  The temperatures for this week will still be in the hundreds (yes, every day!) and no rain in sight.  And it is only June!

Guess what the grandkids found when they were checking out my herbs...

... a basil eating caterpillar!  I think it will become a Monarch butterfly.  I hate to disturb him anymore.  He had an exciting two days in a bottle (with air vents).  The kids had a great time watching him eat and move around the bottle.  So he is back in the basil munching away.  I think I have enough basil for both of us.

Firsts

First a look at how the garden has grown...

 ...then the first veggies...

 ... and the first cooked squash...

YUM!

Garden started

The fun has begun...

...boxes built... dirt poured... and a few plants... it's official... I am a new gardener!