I plant one tomato plant per 4x4 bed.

I would move the peppers to another place in the yard now. I have some growing in my flower garden.

If you have just planted the tomatoes, you may be able to move them. If not, I would probably just cut down the one that looks least promising, especially if it is in the middle. Or alternatively, cut down the two on the ends and leave the one in the middle. Train the tomatoes up in a cage of concrete reinforcing wire or something similarly strong.

I would also pull one of the squash plants out. They get huge. I don't worry about the flowers on the ground- they seem to do fine that way. That way the squash can grow on the ground, and the tomato roots will be shaded.

Your bush beans may fruit before they are swallowed by the squash and tomato, so I would probably leave them in until you get your first crop, then cut them off at the ground.

You can thin out your cabbage and broccoli. I don't know about your area, but they don't produce when they are planted in the summer here in SoCal; they bolt (go to seed). We plant them as winter crops. If that is also the case in SF, you may want to pull those plants out to make space for your peppers, which need lots of sun.

Others may chime in with better advice for your area.
Sounds delicious, by the way!
Renee

Feh, maybe one too many tomatoes, probably 2 too many squashes. You say everything is growing well, so that's something. Depending on you, you may want to pull some stuff...or not. Excellent depth on your raised bed by the way!
A rough guide for tomato plants is one plant every 2 - 3 feet with room in the front and back of the plant, maybe a foot or so both ways. But they can be planted closer together. The bad news is sweet 100 and yellow pear are indeterminate which means they can get big (huge). The Roma is determinate and smaller. Still, I have planted tomatoes close together before and while it was a jungle, there was plenty of fruit. You might just see what happens this year and adjust next year.
I'm doing pole beans. I just added a little wooden addition off one of my raised beds for them. Just three 2x8 boards held by bricks that would form a place to put some good soil. Since pole beans go vertical they grow up strings attached to an overhead support that spans the raised bed that this little "bean" addition is built off of. It is working good. Look at your setup. Any creative building or additions you could make? Something to consider because then you could plant some other things!

Whoa!!! You really did overdo it, honey. You're going to have to get some stuff out of that bed, or the only things that will eventually be left alive will be the squash and tomatoes. Home grown cabbage and broccoli don't taste any better than store bought, and they will probably bolt by midsummer anyway. I'd pull them out, transplant the peppers and basil in their place, and plant some more bush beans there as well. That will leave the squash and tomatoes to take over the other bed. I second the idea of removing one of the tomatoes. Yellow pears are pretty insipid, I'd get rid of that variety. Then cage the remaining tomatoes, or if there is no barrier, you can let the tomatoes trail down the outside of the bed into the walkway.

yep, of course i knew it, lol!! thanks for the advice.

i've ripped out the spinach that had bolted, added some compost, and then moved all 4 peppers - wish i knew how to add pics - they're still in the same bed but have waaay more space! they seem to be doing ok - still no flowers though and the leaves are a little droopy. my bush beans are fruiting like crazy, as well as the squash, which i was worried about because as soon as the flowers opened, they'd shrivel up and fall off!

@ hosenemisis - we've had to major heat waves in the last couple weeks, as i'm sure my neighbor 'davis sue' can attest to. we've been so unusually warm the last couple months, so not normal! i'm right on the SF Bay, but in a pretty little valley (you know the california 'happy cows'?), and the immediate bay area never gets too warm during the summer. our heat happens late august through october. it's usually cool, foggy mornings, with very mild afternoons, and chilly evenings. so with this unusual weather, i'm looking for my brassicas to bolt any moment!

@ deep roots - thanks for the compliment about the bed depth, i was needing that about now, lol!!
in my second bed where the cabbage and broccoli are... well, the broccoli is growing like crazy, poor cabbage - they're barely getting any sunlight. i pulled one out due to me ripping it apart chasing aphids!

@ savis sue - so why is the yellow pear insepid? i wouldn't mind getting rid of it, but my dd ladybug picked it, and it's the only plant fruiting at the moment - she'd kill me!!

well, thanks for all the info you guys. i guess there's nothing left for me to do but to wait and see what mother nature does with me and my poor little patch!

be well!

Tomatoes need some acid as well as sweetness before they taste good- one reason why Early Girl is so popular. Yellow pear, while a prolific bearer, has very little acid. This is the same reason that lemon juice is added to apple pies and the like, it adds "punch" to the flavor.
Your squash blossoms did not set at first, because squash are monoecious, and the male flowers bloom for a week or two before the female flowers.

Here is a link that might be useful: monoecious

This is called French Intensive Gardening or another name is Square Foot Gardening. It's for when your space is limited.
Called it an experiment and see what is produced best this year. Penny

an experiment is certainly right, lol! and yes, i have very little space - how do you post pics!!! ah!! forgot! you can go to my blog to see some pics just as i started last month
http://princesstinybutt.blogspot.com

anyway, i'm quite worried about my sweet peppers as they seemed quite happy to be all cozied up to the squash, and are sad now that i've moved them over a bit. so i've been paying extra attention to them - maybe too much? thinking the fertilizer too hi in nitrogen (using a 10-10-10 all purpose). we'll see!

Here is a link that might be useful: pictures of my garden

Could you trellis the tomatoes? A few years ago I started placing a horizontal trellis about 3 feet above my indeterminate tomatoes and train them across it. This allows me to plant them a little closer together and have easier access to the fruit. Depending on your garden layout maybe the vines could be trained away from the beds? They will probably try to grow towards the sun (south or southwesterly). Other than that...well, like napapen I view gardening as an experiment so try not to worry about it too much. Maybe make some notes about what went right or wrong, for next year.

Are the peppers looking better now? In warm weather I transplant late in the day when the soil is warm but the sun is low. Gives the plants at least 12 hours to adjust before they get hit by the blazing sun.

I have to respectfully disagree with davissue regarding homegrown broccoli vs store-bought. Freshly picked homegrown is much better in my experience.

BTW, about those happy cows--did you hear that they're actually in Australia or New Zealand!

You had a heat wave? It's been crazy cool (for the valley) where I am! What temps are you expecting over the next two or three months? If it's inland, I'll add another vote for getting rid of the broccoli and the pear tomato.

@elc11 - i'm actually trellising the tomatoes now, but out of ignorance because that's what dear hubby came home with. it seems to be working, got some flowers, just still waiting on fruit. the sweet 100 is closest to the squash, it's in a tight race with it to get sunshine, poor thing.

my bell peps are looking much better thank goodness, and am gonna ease off the water, but now they're growing little under shoots of leaves with blossom buds on them - is that normal?

yep, i knew the cows were somewhere down under, but it's interesting that the valleys they show look much like the little valley area i live near here, especially when we get lots of rain, and we have tons of cows roaming around.

@ nanelle - yeah, it began in april - 2 that reached the mid 80's and low 90's; 2 in may, and then one almost every weekend this month, with the last few in the 90's. this is so unlike the sf bay area for the summer (lol!!). i'm so worried that my broccoli and cabbage has/is bolting, but i can't tell. here it is june, day 47 since i put them in teh ground as transplants and broccoli has gorgeous leaves but no sign of heads, and the cabbage...? well, i'm pretty sure one has bolted - it's stalk is thick and tall and no compact head with the leaves sorta sparse and unorganized up the stalk. the other 3 cabbage are smaller but seem to be more compact and organized.

i am happy to report though that the green beans look great!

angela