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Garden Update

Here's the latest garden update (I'm writing this post of 11/22.) The colder weather has inspired our strawberries from last year to make a strong comeback; they've already begun flowering. Our second round of cucumbers only yielded two for us to eat before bugs and the lower temperatures started killing the vines. There are still some little ones on them but we're pretty sure they're not going to make it.

The herbs love the cold, too.

We're getting lots of radishes now, and have some brussels sprouts to look forward to sometime around Christmas, I think.

The pole beans are doing amazing. We have them twice a week now.

I asked my guy to plant some bell peppers for me as I used them in a lot of recipes but they've gotten really expensive at the market. We'll see if that works.

I'll be harvesting these for Thanksgiving. Yay!

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Maria Zannini said…
As long as your temps don't go below 70 you should be able to harvest peppers. My night time temps swing wildly so I pot up any remaining pepper plants and bring them indoors under a grow light. You're a whole zone warmer than mine so you might be fine.

--You must've wrote this before Thanksgiving.
December 1, 2021 at 6:51 AM
nightsmusic said…
I'm looking at three inches of snow here. Just sayin'...
December 1, 2021 at 4:10 PM
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