Presenting, for the first time ever, my fall garden....
This little guy is guarding the lettuce and radishes while his big brother watches over sugar snap peas.
Do you remember when the
garden was first designed in the spring? My happy place finally came to life. We had to chop down the passion plant after the caterpillars took over,
but what a butterfly show we had last week! So many chrysalises! Charming, but bothersome. My sleeves were covered with critters after pruning back the plant.
The eggplants and peppers are still blooming from the summer crop. I love the south! If only the tomatoes had enough hours of daylight to produce in the fall. I wonder if a Gro light could help us produce plants indoors? Might have to give it a try, especially with the cost of tomatoes and other veggies these days. But the sunny gulf coast will allow us to grow carrots, broccoli. cauliflower, radishes, lettuce, spinach, and sugar snap peas in November, so I shouldn't complain. Thank goodness my family does not have to survive on produce from this garden. It is really more about being my quiet, happy place amidst the chaos of a large family. But my dear sister assures me that if we
had to sustain ourselves on such a garden, we
would make it work. I will trust her words of wisdom and continue to tend the garden as a hobby rather than a chore.
