Squash buggies everywhere! ICK!

I spent the evening watering my lifeless garden after todays 105+ degree weather! While watering my poor little garden I noticed squash beetle eggs everywhere! I hadn't had a problem until NOW! So while I was watering I had to supress my girlish tendency to be squeemish around bugs and suck it up to scrape off all the squash beetle eggs! I still have more to scrape off tomorrow evening! I also took note of the little buggers that were laying those egg bombs! But I just couldn't pull my girlish tendency to be squeemish self together to touch those ugly things, so I'll have to wait until I can go out with a can or jar tomorrow with soapy water to drown them in! It really can get to you watching those ugly menesing bugs try to destroy all your hard work! I've not been able to be out there too much in the last two weeks because I've hurt my achilles tendon, so when I was out there I realized that wearing flipflops to garden is NOT a good idea! May have found the source to what is causing the extenuating circumstances of pain/discomfort!

Anyway, I digress, whilst I was out there I noticed that my crookneck actually gained some size. I decided for heaven's sake I was picking now instead of waiting about three days for a little more size gain because there is no telling what could have happened and I lost that first crook neck! I should have crooknecks weeks ago, but bi-gones! Anyway, there are more zucchini popping out everywhere. I have a huge patty pan squash that I just picked! I've never grown one before and sure enough it looks like the photo on the package of seeds! LOL  I read you have to pick those before they're larger than your hand, so I caught it right in time! I read they have a buttery flavor and are prolific producers. Now that I know I can grow them organically & chemically free then next year I'll have several of those plants for sure! My 2nd round of crookneck squash plants are all up and about 9-10inches tall now! I will always start squash in both ipeapots & seeds every year. NEVER again will I ever transplant just out of a tray! The roots do not like to be disturbed!  Here are the results:
           



Also, DRUM ROLL PLEASE! I have my 1st slicing cucumber! And it is about 2 1/2 inches in diameter and about 4 inches long so I should be slicing that sucker by this weekend for sure! Will post pictures soon!

Okay, my parting words tonight is TRY and stay cool! And make sure to water extra because it is HOT!

,ijustwannagrow