Autumn is here, we took the dead corn stalks out of the 4×8 bed and brought all of the Red Beans in to dry. During the autumn and winter, we are trying something different this year. We planted oats in the 4×8 bed that will grow quickly, prevent weeds and provide more bulk matter for the bed.
In only a week, the oats are sprouting along with some straggler beans that fell into the bed. Beans will grow as much as possible and be cut down to replace nitrogen in the soil and also add some bulk to the bed to break down over the winter.
After the leaves fall and we layer the back garden with leaves, we’ll also seed some oats and buckwheat for next year. Buckwheat has been a great success in helping to bring insects into the garden when other plants aren’t flowering.
We have had above average temps the past couple of weeks and the plants kept growing. I’m hoping to have a couple of smallish pumpkins to use for seeds for next year and we are still eating the peas and carrots, tomatoes and eggplants are growing.
Late sugar pumpkins running up the Juniper Bush
Carrots!
After the potatoes were done – we planted peas
Finally some tomatoes!
Little Eggplants growing
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
