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Still picking veggies out of the county 4-H, 103 pounds today...not bad for mid October. Snaps, Crowder Peas, peppers, tomatoes, squash....all donated to the needy. Broccoli, Collards, Kale and late tomatoes planted a month ago.
Amazingly the garden is still hanging on- at least some things are. Same thing last year. We still have tomatoes on the vine, a few more green beans, lots of bingo beans drying on the vine, tomatillo plants are still hanging on (which is surprising). We have not harvested any potatoes, a few more beets.
Years ago we would have never dreamed the weather would hold until mid-October. 10 years ago we’d have first snow by now.
All tomatoes are pulled. We just reduced 50lbs of sunrise sauce and early girl tomatoes into marinara and sauce.
And another pull from the garden-
The green beans are done, but the bingo beans are drying on the vine and the potatoes have yet to come off. Onions are pulled (not too many this year) and a few more beets are in the ground with some turnips.
We decided that we will plant a cover crop on 1/2 the garden this fall/next year to rejuvenate some beds. Right now we have 3/4 of a chest freezer filled with veggies and over 300 cans on stock- so we have plenty to eat off for a while.
Tomatoes ripe in fridge and the rest are quickly ripening in a paper bag. Hope to get one more jar of sauce.
Little mini garden has been put to bed but since there hasn't been a frost yet, bell flowers are still blooming. One lone Day lily is in bloom. But it won't last long.
^^^ Those vegetable photos in Montana are fantastic!
Finally got a chance to dig a hole and throw the plants in there. I leave the hole open for coffee grinds and banana peels for a little longer then cover it up for the winter.
We've had Thanksgiving like weather here past 3 days but nothing extreme. Lots of cold records broken in the south
Frost did not kill the tomatoes and peppers, but after 3 mornings of frost, there won't be many days of harvest left. Frost got the beans, squash, melon and pumpkin vines. Total pounds of produce to date going to the needy...5,553.
Summer garden down to very little but winter seeds doing very well even through 2 nights of early 32 degrees in Charlotte NC. I wasn't too worried because kale, collards and others kinda like cold weather. They will get planted in ground as soon as summer volunteers get dug out.
Birds planted some native seeds (volunteers) and the blooms were beautiful but not where I need them now. Tried a shovel on them and like other natives they have a formidable root system so tomorrow will give the Sawzall a chance at it. If that doesn't work then landscapers get a shot.
Biggest lesson from this summer is how well salvias perform with little attention. Very few came back from last year but they perform so well that buying every year is worth it. Went looking online for salvia seeds and the only ones available to buy I already have.
Cambium--when I get the volunteer plants dug out I am planning to make one into a compost space like your hole, for kitchen veggie scraps. Every year make a new compost hole in a new place to improve the clay soil.
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