They just keep rollin in Rita

I made a large pot of pole beans, and picked a big batch of kale. The kale I cooked with some broth saved off a batch of Ethiopian spiced drumsticks. Made a very tasty broth for the kale!!

I am battling un known bugs on the chard, neither spinodad nor Bt seem to fix the problem, no slime trails of slugs, just what's doing it.

I can't pull my veggie plants yet even though it is October as they just keep on producing. I guess that will stop as the weather turns but so far still going.

My pole beans have started serious yellowing, but they were great.

Spring collards are falling over, not well rooted, not sure what I will end up doing. I'm so 'stingy' about taking out something that's on the decline but may yet yield something.

Did some hand watering of young plants, lots of seeds planted end of August. I also threw down some annual rye in the garden.

Manganji and Crest Japanese Peppers.

Veggies soon to end!!

Well, one never knows what's good info to happen. I was doing chores around the house and such and out of the blue, this load of cuttings and total plants appears in my driveway. When I finished loading into my one wheelbarrow, this is what I had.



Quite a haul for no labor on my part. I'll chop it down, let it rain on them and then add to my working composter. I will thank my neighbor who I know left these for me when I see her.

You had a gorgeous day for the work, Craig.

grdnguru said:Well, one never knows what's good info to happen. I was doing chores around the house and such and out of the blue, this load of cuttings and total plants appears in my driveway. When I finished loading into my one wheelbarrow, this is what I had.



Quite a haul for no labor on my part. I'll chop it down, let it rain on them and then add to my working composter. I will thank my neighbor who I know left these for me when I see her.

You are blessed to have good neighbors

Picked these Anaheim peppers and pulled the plants.




These are the last of my eggplants for the season.

Always sad to see the end, no matter how fruitful the season.

I try to console myself by 'growing' compost.
But I'm doing great with some fall crops, and annual rye in some bare spots.
Korean radishes are doing fantastic, what fast growers, and a green called Mizuna. Kale still good though plagued with whiteflies and still some caterpillars getting to collards. Habanero peppers have yielded tremendously, I think I can do another gift to some neighbors with overflows.

Peppers!!

Here are those sweet banana peppers in a box I bought to my friends house. And the cubanelles are done for the season also as I picked the last of them yesterday and pulled the plants.

Habaneros are orange, not red ripe yet but I decided to pick some before the cold rain.

sallyg said:Habaneros are orange, not red ripe yet but I decided to pick some before the cold rain.

They look fabulous. I thought they stay orange and don't get red.

I wouldn't know as I used to pick my Habanadas as soon as they turned color.

Tomatoes are almost all gone.
Today, harvested 8 Chinese winter melons.
The larger ones are about 20 lbs.
Enough for winter melon soup for a few weeks.

Sunday I cut good bagful of swiss chard plus some other greens. Picking more habanero as they show color, and gave away more to neighbors. I may want to save a good ripe one for seed. Parsley looking great and cilantro doing ok. Spinach , you could starve waiting for that to grow. Kale, I cut more last week and its good though still those white flies. Collards still getting swiss-cheesed by caterpillars. sure hope some wild birds are eating those, cuz there is a lot more holes than I can justify by the few actual caterpillars I find.

Saturday big pile of compost got delivered and then spread about the veggie garden beds. You know it is the best for the plants. Just makes them veggies thrive.

Rita, it's such good stuff.and today I think you're watching the rain wash it in and get the worms up in it.

sallyg said:Rita, it's such good stuff.and today I think you're watching the rain wash it in and get the worms up in it.

Yes, we had rain over night and into today. More rain expected,

So here will be my experiment come Spring. I put compost everywhere except this one row. Here I divided up a bag of cow manure between this row of five, It is right next to the row of six in front of it that has the compost.

Just did this now. I plant to grow Bella Rosa tomato plants in these two rows. Will be a good experiment to see if any difference between the compost and the cow manure rows.