So "Bountiful" might be an understatement!

Last week we faced the invasion of these nasty little squash beetles. I'm sure there's a more scientific name for them, but to me they were these super thick, gross, creepy crawly, yucky bugs that were killing my squash plants! So Thursday my dad sprayed the plants with the mighty bug killer! Which worked fantastically, but also put harvest on hold until today... That's 4 days that went by without picking any squash or cucumbers.  So today I thought I'd tackle the task and to my delight, suprise and also humor this is what I found.....

Yep! That's a wheelbarrow full of fresh garden produce! Well I shoul say, zucchini, yellow squash, and a variety of cucumbers! As I was pushing the load of veggies from the garden to the house I heard my grandma hollerin' from across the way, shocked at the "bountiful" harvest that I just collected. Of course, I took a few over to them and then wheeled my goodies on home.  Because we sprayed, they needed a good scrubbing before I could distribute anymore. So as I stood on my front step assessing the situation the only logical solution I could come up with was to just take it all inside!

So that's what I did! Wheeled that dirty ol' wheelbarrow into the kitchen and scrubbed and sorted! I have a sink full of cucumbers and a counter full of different squashes! All of them still just sitting there! I guess that puts shredding zucchini on the schedule for tomorrow and pickle making a little later this week!