Everything is Growing, and growing, and growing...!!

Two things have happened since I set up the square foot garden 12 days ago.  We had the house painted and the roof pressure cleaned.  Nothing to do with gardening except that the garage roof slopes down to below head height and almost overlaps the vegetable garden.  If you've ever seen a high pressure cleaner in full stream you'll know that the force of the water can destroy anything in its path.  So, we rigged a high plastic canopy over the garden to project the new seedlings from the water spray and from the debris flying off the roof.  It worked and the garden is no worse for wear! 

The second thing that happened is that everything is shooting off - all above the grid.  The lettuce have  large, floppy leaves and look as though the stems are not strong enough to hold them up. And, the gem squash, although still small plants with only a few leaves, have all sprouted flowers.  How can they develop fruit when they are still like pubescent girls - small and under-developed?  The sweet corn especially look like Jack-and-the-beanstalks!  

I had enough of the Mel's Mix to fill a few seed trays and a trough where I planted a packet of mixed herbs.  They have all emerged but the packet doesn't say what they are so I guess when they get bigger I'll have to do a smell-and-taste test on them.  Just hope there aren't any noxious weeds hiding out amongst them!