Fungus Among Us

All those little guys from last week's squash photo are almost ready to pick. Some of them might get harvested tonight, some tomorrow.


Here's a close-up of the fungus that's spreading over the squash plants. I have no idea what it is and haven't had time to research possible remedies, but it bums me out to see it.


I'm also still bummed out about the cucumber plants going the way of the dodo. They're doing their best to give us a few more cukes, though, before they go completely belly up.


All of the dill plants have passed on (and we're hoping they self-sow for next year), with the exception of this one that looks like it wants to flower soon. I don't think there are any usable bits left on the plant, though, since we've long since picked them all off for use in pickles.


The Beefsteaks are ripening up. We've picked a couple and I used one in a pasta sauce last night. Not as sweet as the Brandywine's, but still good.


Speaking of Brandywine Tomatoes ...


These couple Red Knights are looking good. We lost about 10 of these red peppers because they rotted right on the plant, before they were at an edible stage.


Super Chili #1. And some shamrocks.


Despite the squash plant fungus and the cucumber plant near-extinction, I still managed to pull 7 cukes and 4 squash plants out of the garden this morning.