Thursday, October 15, 2009

GARDEN TIME
IS PAST TIME NOW

The Garden is all but gone and the tomato plants are looking sad,
but the carrots are ready to harvest. One good thing is I don't see a lot of creepy crawly things in the garden at this time, Yes the bugs can just stay away forever.

The weather was getting cold so I removed the automatic timers from the garden area and the flower pots on the east side of our home.

WHERE DOES IT ALL GO

This is what happens to the plants once the first frost sets in. We remove the dead plants and place them in the compost area where they are removed to the county green waste area and turned into mulch for next year. Good bye my plant friends please come back and visit us next year ol' buddy.



GARDENING IS GREAT FUN
BUT IT IS FOR SUMMERS ONLY

Next year I hope to get an earlier start so we can plant and receive more goodies. Luana wants us to try a four square garden next year so it is going to be fun learning new ways to turn a good garden into a great garden. This winter we will be checking the internet out for ways to make the four square gardening more productive, then it will be up to us to make it happen next spring.

A NEW DIRECTION IS IN THE WORKS

Wish us luck because this years harvest produced lots of tomatoes but not much in the way of peas and hot peppers, and the melons and pumpkins were all eaten by squash bugs. There is one bright star from this years garden, there are two very good looking mini gourds. Luana was very happy about them too. They look very good on the mantle over the fireplace.


So, next year we are going to do what we know best and keep to planting tomatoes, peas, carrots, chili peppers, and of course more gourds.

KILLER SALSA

This year I made two small batches of my killer salsa, and one gallon of Jay's fantastic spicy spaghetti sauce, it is super hot but it is very good. Eat your heart out Prego.

By the way, I did clean up the kitchen after I had turned it into one of the worlds worst disaster areas. If the Environmental agency had known what it looked like I am quite sure I would have been fined for creating a public hazard.

PLANS FOR THE NEXT YEAR

Who knows, next year I just may introduce cilantro into the garden just to spice up my culinary creations.

Here is a toast to next years garden:
ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS

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