Fall Garden

I got the small Fall garden in this morning.  It was cool enough still that I went out barefoot and worked in the cool dirt.  That's one of the best things about gardening to me, a bit of cool dirt on your feet and between your toes, feeling how fluffy it is (hopefully - ha) and knowing that what you're doing to improve your soil is working.

I cleaned out the last two zucchinis (and man, did the squash bugs come crawling out!), the last bell pepper and some cucumbers.  There are still a few cucumber vines out there but I'll probably remove them within a week, they are starting to wilt and die back.  The honey dew melon vines are dying, too, which is too bad, because there are four small honey dews out there.

Tomatoes are still loaded with green tomatoes but I'm not getting nearly as many red ones daily as before.  Will probably end up pulling those and hanging them in the basement to ripen during the cold weather.

Jalapenos are still going strong, they are loving the heat.


I planted carrots, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage and cauliflower out there this morning.  After I pull the cucumbers and melons I'll put in more of these same things because I have seeds left.

I don't have a picture to share, there's nothing to see but dirt and sweaty me and you don't want to see that!  lol

Fall Garden

I've never really done a fall garden before.  This year I'm going to try it and do more than plant some lettuces, which is what I usually do.

So far I'm thinking:

lettuces
cabbage (I do have some growing now and they are doing OK)
collards
garlic
broccoli


I'm finding different information on when I should plant them for my area and zone.  Some say in the next two weeks and some say I've missed my window.  Harumph.  lol.

I'm going to get them in the ground this week and see what happens.  Live and learn, right?

What's in your fall garden?