The garden is thriving (for the most part) and we are anticipating a good harvest. We have already started eating the squash blossoms, zucchini and yellow squash. 
The rogue giant zucchini that always seem to hide under the leaves will be turned into bread, and the small, sweet ones have been excellent sauteed with a bit of olive oil and herbs.
I have been happy to see so many welcome bugs in the garden: lady bugs, daddy long legs and honey bees. We have been fortunate that the unwelcome bugs seem to have stayed away for the most part.
The carrots seem to be growing above ground, but I wonder how they are doing below. Our first-year, clay-packed garden may be turning those roots into odd shapes. You can see in this photo that the white carrot seems to be massive and the purple carrot seems to be growing multiple fingers. The fall carrot harvest will be good for a laugh, if nothing else. 
We have lots of green tomatoes ripening, the corn stalks have healthy silks and the sugar baby watermelons are almost perfectly round and growing bigger everyday.
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As a new resident of Colorado, I want to thank you for your blog. This is my first garden here and I have had much success. Its nice to read about other gardens in Colorado that are successful.
Cari – A Colorado garden can definitely take patience. You never know what our weather will do, and sometimes we just cross our fingers and hope for the best.
I am pleased with our results, as this is our first year in a new house with this brand-new garden. I wasn’t sure the clay-rich soil would produce anything at all, but the compost we added seems to have helped.
Our peppers have been a disappointment, though. We have two measly pepper plants that are producing, but just barely. So, that will be one of my missions for next year – better peppers.
Good luck to you.
~Amy