I didn’t do great with documenting my harvest this week, but things are definitely slowing down. Most exciting new harvest- I pulled out one watermelon radish because they’re starting to look big. Not sure they’re all ready but so pretty!
First watermelon radishWatermelon radish!!Final biquinho peppers4 whole beans!Silver slicers, maybe final. Lots on the vines still but it’s getting cold. Final tomatoes
Retirements
CornstalkCool corn rootsSwiss chard that never did much above ground, lots of action underground though. The absence of tomatoesTomatoes to compostZinnias are outPeppers are outWinter squash are out
Developments
Things are getting chilly so I removed many summer plants, and have deployed frost cloth to others. Just waiting to see who survives now.
It has been cool and rainy which is great news for the leafies and rooties, but the season for fruities is wrapping up.
Dipping below 40 this week.
Harvest
Green tomatoes, yanked so the rest can focus on ripening, planned destiny tbdMy entire season’s crop of poblano peppers. They lost a fight with the zucchini plant. Currant tomatoesSilver slicers3 beans.Red and yellow biquinho peppersMuncherOne snow pea, eaten immediately.
Developments
Toddler beetsAdolescent beetsButternut squash still Trying to fruitSplit butternut, leaving it on to ripen and see how it goesSwiss chard still going strongSilver slicers still goingFirst fall peaDeadhead bouquetWill I get one more summer squash?Red marigoldsTiny spinach “row”. The middle ones aren’t awake I guess. Watermelon radishZucchini saying “I’m cold”, I think. The big picture.
It’s October, let the fall-tivities begin! My friends invited me to check out the corn maze at Chatfield Farms this weekend and it was the perfect moody fall day.
Not all corn mazes are created equal, and this one was pretty nice! The corn was nice and tall so no peeking, it was long enough to be a challenge but had a halfway break, and it was challenging enough to make us work for it. We opted to go without the map, and got lost a few times before eventually making it through. As a bonus, we got to visit some animals on the way out.
I rate this maze 5/5 ears of corn 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽
Autumn is my favorite season and I’m looking forward to more! Up next, haunted house!
It’s spooky season but the garden is still going strong! my weather app is on Spanish but you get the idea:
Temps are starting to dip into the 40s at night, but still warm during the day
Harvest
2 muncher cukes2 silver slicersCurvy zukeLovely zukeMany cherry tomatoesLots of biquinho peppers1 beanBunches of chard
Developments
Current stateBaby beetsBaby spinachesYoung carrots, beets, and radishesCostata romanescoCukes still goingZukes still goingCalendula and cosmos thrivingMonster cosmos plant finally pulledJumping spider
ROAD TRIP 