It has been a longer season for some flowers and tomatoes than usual, but now it is over. Kale, beets, and carrots are still available, and he compost piles are still heating. .
My strawberries are about done. I’ve been covering them on the colder nights but now that they’ve made it to November they are on their own. Seascape day-neutral, planted in May.
Final harvest of carrots and beets today. We have only dropped down to 26f for a low, so the kale is still going strong, but I picked 1/2 of it, some for fresh eating, the rest to freeze.
Dinosaur Kale, also known as Lacinato is an excellent variety for making cooked greens (like collards), salads, and in sauces. I will probably harvest the rest of this today or tomorrow.
I've got a lot of guajillo pepper seedlings . When thinning then out I'll have more than I need. I'll borrow my buddy's rototiller and plant those peppers as well as jalapeno, Serrano, and Roma tomatoes this year.
It was 33f this morning when I started turning the hot compost I have going. Now it is 45. The sun is getting strong. Garlic and strawberries Volunteer dill and lettuce in the asparagus bed The garden engine; freshly turned compost after adding the rest of the fish remains from ice fishing, kitchen scraps, wood ash, weeds, soaked leaves, and office coffee grounds/filters. The smaller pile in back is finished compost (now soil) from last season that is being utilized as I plant. Rhubarb
Got way behind the curve due to my father-in-laws recent health issues. Today I made the time to do first till. Sure needed it. I pile grass clipping, leaves and my ashes in there and the weeds took over! My mojito mint is growing nicely.
So I grow a few things in pots besides in the garden. Cleaning up the pots of winter/spring weeds I came across a mostly rotted jalapeño from last year Just for grins I planted the seeds with little hope they were viable after the winter outdoor abuse. Almost every seed sprouted and I now have 67 seedlings. I really only need one or two plants for myself. They are a little late but they will catch up with some warm nights. 48 jalapeños : My trays only fit 48 of these size cells, the rest are mixed in with other plants.
Garden got planted today. 6 white sweet potatoes. 3 rows of lettuce seed, 8 bell peppers, 4 broccoli, 4 cauliflower, 8 cabbage, 4 brussel sprouts, 8 tomatoes, one row of cilantro,, and the mint is growing well.