Well our gardens days are numbered... The final harvest is just around the corner. The pumpkin leaves (one of my favorite parts of the garden) are starting to die back. And the pumpkins are turning a beautiful orange. (this is actually 1 of 2 pumpkins that have not turned orange). We have about 10 to 12 pumpkins in our patch...
The tomatoes are scaring me, there are more green tomatoes than red ones, I hope we get our years storage of salsa! We would miss our salsa...
Our corn is a bit starchy but the important part is the corn stalks will make AWESOME fall decorations. Can't hardly wait for fall... My favorite time of year.
Our peppers are doing awesome. I have been sharing jalapenos like crazy, and still have lots to harvest. This year we tried a new pepper, Tabasco pepper... Really a pretty plant.
We also planted 2 Birdhouse gourd plants, HOLY COW they have taken over the neighborhood. They will be harvested soon, then we will hang them to dry, and then we will be making birdhouses... How fun, custom painted birdhouses, any requests????
Well the garden has been fun this year, we have enjoyed squash, zucchini and yellow. We have had bell peppers, green, red and yellow. We have shared lots of cucumbers. We grew cantaloupe, about 12, 1 was really tasty, 1 really nasty and the other ripened way to fast (while we were at Bear Lake over Labor Day weekend)... Better luck next time : ) Our hot peppers are HOT! Corn starchy, tomatoes have made some tasty fresh salsa, (small but yummy batches). We planted a tee pee of green beans (scarlet runner) really fun and pretty, NO BEANS. We planted a trellis of Blue Lake green beans, BEAUTIFUL green, full leaves, NO BEANS... GO figure, again better luck next year. All and all it has been fun, I'm getting a bit tired of watering and I'm ready for the Harvest.
4 comments:
Wow! What an impressive sight! I love your pic of the sunflower. We've got someone coming next week to RS to talk about winter gardening here...and I'm determined (and motivated) after seeing your garden -- to try at least a few winter veggies!
Thanks for sharing...it looks great!
Looks great! It seems like we usually have a long mild fall (my favorite time of year) so your tomatoes should have time to ripen. You do make great salsa!
Don't pull the beans out yet. we waited a long time before ours started, and now everyone in the neighborhood has beens. Love your garden!
You are - amazing! I have such a brown thumb. The only things that grow around our house are children and stuff in the fridge! Bon appetit!
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