I'm so Grateful for the Abundance it has Provided this Year
Hello Hiver's,
It's fall in the Northern Hemisphere and three days ago my area had it's first hard freeze. That means the garden is finished producing for the year. Well, except for the root vegetables. The only one's I haven't harvested yet are the carrots.
My bumper crops were green peppers, sweet banana peppers, jalapenos and tomatoes. Our tomatoes always do well. Now it's time to make salsa and pickled peppers then preserve them. I'll be happy to be finished preserving for the year. It's a lot of work, but worth every minute.
I've gotten my hugelkultur mounds drop mulched and ready to be covered with 12 inches of horse manure. The soil is mostly clay, so I'm amending it each year. Over the summer I've also added two more mounds to expand my harvest next year.
I planted a strawberry patch late this spring, which set in pretty well. I originally planted two rows with 14 plants each, but for some reason the ones in front of the trees died. In the end, those in-between the trees produced more plants than I lost. After next year I hope to have this whole patch covered in strawberry plants.
Is your garden still producing?
What were your most plentiful crops?
Every new experience adds to the respect, wonder and awe I feel when bonding with this living entity we call 🌎.
Please make sure to take the time to get outside and bond with your environment. Your health will thank you at every level of your being and please share your experiences with the world. Personal communal knowledge is beneficial to us all, because this interaction is essential to our evolution.
Thank you and I hope your day unfolds on your terms.
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