Our garden is officially out of control.  Anyone who has ever grown anything probably could have told us to expect this when they saw how much we planted in such a little area.  This being our first shot at growing anything ourselves, we had really no idea what to expect.  Chris and I said from the beginning that this would be a trial year.  Well, we learned the plants I chose need at least twice as much space as we allowed them.  When we returned from vacation, the garden looked like it had been through a war.  The tomato plants were taking over everything else.  The zucchini and cucumber plants were dying.  It was just a mess!  Last night Chris pulled most of it up, so the tomatoes will have a fighting chance to produce some fruit for the rest of the season.  They must be the strongest of all the plants we had, because look at all the tomatoes I picked!  M and L eat these things like grapes, so we are set for a while.  Oh well, live and learn.  We already have a better game plan for next spring!