Garden Mystery Solved, mostly

Well the "is it poisonous or not" plant turned out to be a ground cherry. It can make humans sick but wildlife love the berries in the fall. The roots are edible too. I grabbed this picture off the internet. I already pulled most of them because the garden is over run in the worst way.

Remember this? Early June??

Well now it's this:

And this:

And my mystery squash/pumpkin?

It's this:

At first I got all excited, thinking it was a zucchini summer squash hybrid, but it's as hard as a rock.

Then I remembered the decorative squash we bought at Halloween, and realized this is their mutant offspring. It has lapped the garden twice, and between the one giant tomato plant and the monster squash, my garden is unable to sustain normal plant life. 

It's a travesty. But I'm letting it go. Enjoy the compost, and I suppose I'll have tomatoes for twenty when they ripen. I could have worse problems than being as chaotic and disorganized in my garden as I am in my life :)

Happy Summer.