Getting Up Leaves

Getting the leaves off the grass and into the garden is an annual event. Rouse the Spouse has been working hard to mulch between the raised beds and to cover the bare soil in the beds that will remain unused over the winter. The rest go into the leaf bin for future use. I do a token amount of work ... helping to drag the drop cloth loaded with leaves to the bin where we dump it, then stomp the leaves down a bit. And who can resist falling into that huge pile of fluffy leaves?!

Greens Galore

arugula in the foreground, + 3 varieties of lettuce

red russian, curly, and toscano kale

tatsoi, pakchoi, broccoli

spinach,  mustard

first cutting of the collards, and lettuce on the side

Andrew's Gourds

The last bit of summer crops ... the "jewelry gourds" are dry.
Andrew will harvest them soon.

New Leaf / Mulch Bins

Rouse the Spouse has rebuilt the leaf / mulch bins. The old ones were in disrepair. Plus, we have a tractor now that could handily toss the mulch or scoop it for use... if only the openings to the bins were wide enough. The new structure fits the bill!

new bins - my brother, Bobby, and Rouse the Spouse add raw material to the pile

Seasons Change

Expected low temperature tonight:  32 degrees!

• Picked a pile of peppers
• Pulled fennel
• Cut parsley and mint
• Harvested roselle
• Tucked lettuce, arugula, kale, spinach, mustard, tatsoi, bakchoi, broccoli under fabric row covers

A good haul from the late fall garden...

peppers, fennel, mint, and parsley

Winter crops going under cover...

chives gone to seed in the foreground