Work Day in the Garden

I wore myself out today continuing the job begun on September 27 ... mulching the space between the raised beds. I filled the wheelbarrow with freshly shredded tree mulch 7 times,  dumping it onto carefully laid out cardboard and spreading it evenly over the space. Good bye weeds! I have one more section to complete once I collect enough cardboard.

The winter garden is taking shape. The mixed greens bed, planted early in the fall and devoured by insects, has bounced back. The other night we enjoyed a pot of soup featuring ribbons of tatsoi from that planting. The collards are big and ready to harvest. Lettuces, arugula, spinach, asian greens, kale, beets, turnips, radishes ... all planted in October ... are growing well.

I removed row covers and watered everything today, weeding and inspecting the young seedlings as I went along. With row covers back in place, the garden looks neat and tidy, all tucked in for a cool autumn night.