Going into it, I sorta envisioned something fairly nostalgic. Probably along the lines of "victory gardens" and all that. I'm now understanding that, like most hobbies, the wonders of modern industry can do a far, far better job than I could. Not only can I get good quality produce from a grocery store, but it comes in far cheaper than the effort I've put in so far. Now, a lot of that was initial cost, and next year (yes, there will be a next year) probably won't be nearly as expensive. Since I've started viewing it as sort of an experiment and with less of an end state in mind it's been much more rewarding. And who knows? Maybe it's just the ridiculous Texas heat that's keeping things down. For those of you that don't know what Texas is like, the past week highs have been in the high 90's, and soon we'll consistently be hitting 100. It will stay this way, with little to no rain, until September.
But with that, onto the photos. We've got one monster cucumber that's still waiting to turn green, and another smaller fully ripe one.
We had more cherry tomatoes, but I'm pretty sure the birds are eating them. We're getting a few sweet and hot peppers too, 
and a few onions as well. The fennel is coming in nicely.
Also, our pigeons are back. Can you find her?
Note, she's not the one eating our produce. If we didn't have pigeons nesting, I'd get one of those owl statues to protect the garden.
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