Garden growing gloriously

The garden is growing gloriously. I think it's liking all this heat. Previously the beans and the cucurbits had resolutely been staying tiny. Now they're taking off. My squashes are climbing up their poles - or at least the winter squash Sweet Dumpling are. My Bulgarian one, which produces absolutely huge squashes, seems less keen on climbing and is not grabbing the canes for itself.

My beans are also happily wrapping themselves around canes.

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The raspberries have also excelled themselves and despite officially being autumn-fruiting, have produced their first couple of raspberries already.

I've also finally got round to clearing away the large clump of sage and marjoram or possibly oregano, even though they were still flowering, as they were a haven for slugs and snails and nothing was lasting near them. However, I decided it was high time for the kale to go in the ground, as being in pots seemed to be massively restricting its growth. The kale plants in the picture are still so tiny, you probably can't see most of them without enlarging the image. If it's big enough to be easily visible, it's probably not kale.

My tomato plants are also growing.

As are their fruits, although nothing has ripened yet.

I love the shape of this variety. It's called Marmande and it's ridged like a pumpkin. I hope they taste as good to eat as they look. Certainly, in a not in the least bling taste test comparison with Sainsbury's Taste the Difference, their strawberries were huge and beautiful, but bland and a bit tough. Mine were sweet, delicious and tender, but misshapen and small. I know which ones I prefer.

Photo from early June when the strawberries were still flowering