It’s been over a month since my last garden update. This past August was a cool month and definitely not what a summer garden needs. After speaking to many organic farmers at the farmers market, we all pretty much had the same thing to say, “We need the heat!!” At the market, heirloom, organic tomatoes have just started making an appearance in early September. Eggplants and peppers have also suffered in production. Praise the Lord, that September has maintained pretty good temps and full days of sunshine. My heirloom tomatoes followed trend and only started ripening this month. I’ve been harvesting about 14lbs of tomatoes a week. My eggplants have also just started to produce fruit. Hopefully within this next week, I’ll be harvesting some beautiful Listada de Gandia eggplants. My peppers have been very slow this year and although we’ve been harvesting since July, I just haven’t had the prolific plants of past years. That’s how gardening goes. Every year is different and you never know what will await for you in the coming year. I’m already planning next year’s garden and will definitely be doing some crop rotation and adding extra beds around the side of my house and in my backyard. Next year, I’m actually excited to use vegetables as landscape plants around my home. It will showcase the beauty of vegetable plants and their flowers and will also provide delicious food for my family. A double treat! Below are some new pics of my gardens. I’m sure within the next few weeks, I’ll be taking down, mulching and allowing my beds to rest for the winter. I’m already excited for the Spring!
Later in the year as time allows, I have plans on updating my organic gardening link at the top of my blog. Keep an eye out as I share resources, tips, and all things related to organic gardening. If you have any tips or resources/links you’d like to share, please do! So… that’s my garden.
How does your garden grow? Are you putting her to sleep? Are you in the middle of preserving the bounty? What were your favorite and least favorite plants that you planted this year?
Greetings. your garden looks great, and the harvest even better. Any thoughts on a kitchen herb garden< how to start?
Wow, everything looks so beautiful! Impressive! I hope to have a garden as soon as we're out of apartments and are able to!
Your garden is very impressive, beautiful veggies!
great tomatoes and cool brussel sprouts
I love your garden! I especially like the Brussel Sprouts plant…
My tomato plants are still going strong, but I have only three, and we eat them all. Next year, I really want to look into canning, etc.
Wow! Beautiful garden!!!
What a lovely garden!
Your garden is so well-kept, Diana! And yes, those ARE the best cages to have. Tomatoes grow 6 feet tall in them! My stuff, too, is just coming ripe. It's weird and sad to just be getting tomatoes in September!
Thanks for the comments everyone 🙂 Amy, it has been a difficult gardening season. These cool temps although felt great, were not ideal for the gardens 🙁
A Year on the Grill – Thanks so much for visiting and leaving a comment. You know, you touched on something I've been wanting to start. An indoor herb garden. I don't have many South facing windows which makes it difficult for me, but I am planning on starting one soon with the light that I do have. I would say grab a few pots, your favorite herbs and plant those babies 😉 Will defnitely do a post on this.
Beautiful garden Diana 😉
What a coincidence I am planing to start my an indoor herb garden too since my last attempt outdoor didn't work 🙁
Can't wait to read more a bout your garden update.
Take Care.
zainab 😀
You have 3 plots right? I always try to remember where your plots are, check out what you are growing and how it is doing. Your Tomatillos are gorgeous. I was surprised how long it took the nightshade plants to produce. This year I grew quite a bit Brassicas plants, but I don't plan on doing that next year. I have no idea what I will garden between the kale/asparagus/chive season and the tomato/pepper/eggplant season! Everything bolts in between those two periods. 🙁