So what's growing?

Well, the veg garden finally received its aesthetic boost with mulched paths between the raised beds:

So what's growing? asparagus for next year, strawberries for the chipmunks... but FOR US: snap peas, onions, shallots, chives, garlic, many kinds of tomatoes, tomatillos, bell/jalapeno/cayenne peppers, eggplant, cilantro, sage, basil, dill, chard, lavender, oregano, parsley, brussels sprouts, broccoli, cucumbers, potatoes-purple and "normal", acorn squash, zucchini, peanuts, popcorn, beets, salad greens, green beans, cantaloupe, watermelon, edamame, carrots, beets, raspberries, blueberries, rhubarb.

Panorama of planted veg garden

Well it's not so pretty yet (paths still not mulched), but the broccoli is ready to harvest and the later crops are all in. 

Baby ground hogs

Well there are six of them this year! When they emerged from under th deck, they ate grass and then became interested in the perennials, toppling my delphinium so until I sprayed smelly egg mixture.