Last Harvest

Yesterday, the last day of autumn, I harvested the last of the lettuce and spinach, plus one sad radish. The temperature then dropped 20°F and the snow started. Long growing season!

I will not mow the lawn in December

My neighbor is mowing his lawn on December 10. Predicted snowfall tonight. At noon it is damp, heavily overcast and 33 °F. The lawn does not  need it.

The end

Last night's freeze marked the end for the Swiss chard. The spinach, lettuce and radishes suffered but might survive a little longer. I picked and ate a small, yummy radish that might be my only one from the fall crop.

02 November 2012 quick walk

Swiss chard and lettuce harvest continues.

Radish and spinach, nothing yet, but we have not given up.

 Will the Perilla return from seed? We hope.

 The spice garden.
Anyone need fresh baby cilantro, dill, curly parsley, sage, thyme, chives, edible mums, oregano, rosemary.... free! you pick!

Raspberry work

Tied up the tall canes to the trellis.
Three bags of chopped maple leaves into the beds.
Next year will be a better raspberry year.

Final harvest

Peppers, eggplants, pumpkins and tomatoes are done.

Homemade from scratch pumpkin pie.

Freeze

I looks like we had a frost while I was away last week, but it is 28 °F now and I expect most of the summer garden will be done.