It's now October and we have slowed down a great deal in the garden. One, we have become busy with other priorities including work and school. Two, we have had a great deal of wet weather.
All the tomatoes are now gleaned and processed. A large number succumbed to blight. Several pounds remained green. And a fair share were and continues to be enjoyed in salads. There is nothing like fresh, sweet garden tomatoes :) All the green tomatoes and tomatoes showing the first signs of blight were made into salsa and tomatoe sauce. A big batch of Chilli and (spagetti sauce) in lasagna was also prepared and put into the freezer.
Jason has rotatilled several areas of the garden. It's ready for the winter wheat. The remaining garden items are the carrots, beets, chard, kale, collards, squash and giant pumpkins. Everything else has been turned over into the soil. This weekend, Jason also added another two layers to the root cellar this weekend, during the sunny break in weather we had. We are crossing our fingers that we get another couple breaks of sunny weather so we can get the cellar done before the winter.
Left to do...
Pull out the summer bulbs (gladiolas, dalias) so they don't freeze over the winter and plant the spring bulbs (iris, daffodils) so they flower in the spring. Also, its time to harvest the rose hips. They have turned bright red and sweet. Apparently they keep well in the freezer. If I don't have time to use them, that's where they will go and so we will find out how well they keep.
The biggest jobs left to do before the winter are: planting the garlic and trimming all the trees; and moving the odd tree around in the yard.
And that's about it. We have slowed down, like the garden. There is never enough 'thyme' to spend in the garden. And so I leave you with advice by Ilan Shamir:
Take Thyme for yourself.
Cultivate lasting friendships.
Enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Plant seeds of kindness.
The grass is greener here.
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