Right now the garden is in a holding pattern.
Almost all of the tomatoes are green, and the squash are getting nice and fat.
This time of year is the best part, but waiting for everything to ripen, is hard. Mostly because I know that when it does, it will be pandemonium trying to get everything processed and canned before it goes bad. Luckily the squash will keep all winter long in the pantry, but the tomatoes are going to be another story.
Although I’m pumped about the tomatoes, I also pretty freakin’ excited about this years pumpkin patch. Never before have we grown such a variety of pumpkins {and squash}. So as long as there is not any early frost, or something dramatic happens, The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird and her friends should have plenty of heirloom pumpkins to choose from for their Harvest Party this October.
And the winter squash isn’t looking to bad either. I should have planted a few more, but I think between the Spaghetti Squash, Sweet Meat, Acorn and {hopefully} Butternut squash, there should be plenty to get us through the winter.
Walla Walla Onions, Dinosaur Kale, Purple Cabbage, Beets, Zucchini, and Potatoes.
Life is good!
How is YOUR garden doing? Still alive and kicking? Or are you ready to be done with it?
~ Mavis
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