Fall is truly on its way when you see the pumpkin patch start to die back. With this comes the joy of finding out what delights have been growing through the summer in the patch. So far we have spotted some lovely Butternut and Acorn Squash the Cinderella Pumpkins are turning the most fantastic blood orange, and we have a few Howden's in the field. Sadly the stink bugs did kill several of the plants! We also have varieties of ornamental gourds that have grown well.
We have started to harvest the cabbage this week and these will be stored in the cellar of the house. Potatoes will be next!
If you ever need any of the staple vegetables during fall & winter it is always worth calling to see what we have in the cellar.
We have managed to find the most amazing Organic Music & Fish Lake Garlic. Planting will start towards the end of September, once we have decide where to plant the 500 cloves!
We did have a bit of a shock very early on Saturday morning as we left the house to pick veggies for Market. Small areas across the garden and been hit by a Frost! We lost several rows of tomatoes, Eggplant, Okra, sweet and hot peppers.
We where happy to see it did not hit all the plants, not sure if this is due to the garden running over a slight hill? We will take any break we can get!
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