Sunday, October 31, 2010

Halloween and still gardening

So far the fall has been kind and even though there have been some chillier nights lately the garden is still going strong. I harvested the eggplant and the parsley this week because the temps were supposed to get down to freezing and I didn't want to lose them. There's still kale, beets, carrots, leeks and some of the hardier herbs in the garden to keep us going for awhile yet though.

Now I play the gambling game of when to harvest the last of the garden. The 10 day forecast is all over the place. I think I'll be ok though without finishing the garden off yet. Last year when I played this game I lost. The temps dropped for several days during a time when I was extremely busy and couldn't get out to the garden so the ground froze with the veggies in it. I'm not doing that again this November.

My goal is to harvest the last of the garden over the next two weeks. That way I should be able to prep the soil some before winter. We'll see how well I manage my time though....

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