The Tropical Gardener and Cook: What's growing in the garden

Well, here we have it, late August, almost Spring (!) and we are overwhelmed, nay inundated with produce.
Just proves what can be achieved.
I have to say, from the beginning, that most of this year's crops were sown and planted in consultation with Sheree Scott's Moon Gardening Calendar. It has been invaluable and we have noticed the difference by using it this year, compared to previous years when we didn't have it.
We're finally starting to pick a few carrots, which are almost a year-round part of our diet, so great to be able to grow our own. Husband is picking tomatoes daily, though the snow peas have slowed down to almost nil. He has planted some more elsewhere in the "ornamental" section of the garden so hopefully we get some more before the wet season sets in. He has been busy blanching and freezing them, so the freezer is gradually filling up.
The zucchinis keep coming and almost every morning there is hand pollinating to be done. This is always a race between husband and I as to who was responsible for the pollinating.
We've got some jap pumpkin vines growing in the front ornamental garden and managed to find both male and female flowers so finally have another pumpkin growing.
I bought a butternut the other week to make "good" pumpkin soup for mother dearest, planted the dried out seeds in the back ornamental garden, and they're already waving in the breeze.

There's plenty of passionfruit - made some passionfruit jellies last night, though have to admit I haven't tasted them yet.

And much to my delight, yesterday I found one of our pineapples is growing a baby. They take a long time to grow, but so worth it!

So recent meals have been pretty well comprised of our own produce. Tonight's salad with salmon rissoles was comprised of our lettuce, our tomatoes, a friend's cucumber (Thanks Leah!) and some marinated fetta from Gallo.

Oh yes, there's also a couple of pawpaws growing out the front, and our citrus fruit FINALLY have some babies on them.

The mango tree in the front yard also has some fruit set, though not much as it took a rather severe pruning earlier in the year.