So what goes in a fall garden? For us, it's a number of things. Let me give you a little tour again.
Taking a peek inside the greenhouse, you can see our carpet of cilantro which dh is replacing (or has replaced) with leeks and broccoli, and will later replace those with spinach, which will, hopefully, last all winter. Oh, and there's a squash plant in the corner.
In the main garden, this is a bed that contains kohlrabi (front), spinach, and various lettuce:
A close up view of the lettuce mix and the spinach next to it:
Our celery has done well again this year:
In the front bed, we have frisee on the left, and Chinese (napa) cabbage on the right. Behind that is a bed of kale (left) and broccoli. And then in various beds behind that are beets, daikon, leeks, and more broccoli:
A close up of that bed with the beets and daikon (behind it, you can see our spent green beans bed and some old kale and dying tomato plants behind that):
A close up of the Hungarian yellow pepper (at least that's what we think it is):
A bunch of Asian greens are sprouting, some gai lan, some red bok choy:
This is the bed we worked so hard on last weekend to clear out all the old summer crops (such as corn, green beans, edamame). It's now ready to be planted next spring:
One of our surviving watermelons...we've not had as good a crop as some years:
Dino, one of our younger hens hatched out by Gaia, who is broody again. (We have Gaia sitting on about 14 eggs and hope a few will hatch...if our rooster did his job.)
A view of our driveway looking from the road:
One of our ugly, but tasty, apples:
Are any of you having a fall garden? If so, what are you growing?"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." ~ Douglas Adams
15 comments:
Back in the states, I maintained my flower beds, and there were ALWAYS fall-blooming flowers. I miss my chrysanthemums. :(
I wish I could have a fall garden. I'll have to look into doing that here in MN. I know we certainly won't be having a winter garden without that heated greenhouse :( When you have a fall garden do you harvest in Oct? Nov?
a fall garden what a great idea! hey I didn't see any pumpkins where are those :P
That's what I miss about living near my mom, she has a beautiful garden. I can't even keep a fake plant alive. As it is, we lost 2 trees in the back yard because I looked at them. Fruits & veggies are so expensive!
Gorgeous as always. My garden was terrible this year and I have planted NOTHING for fall. :( I don't have the oomph right now, even though my trick knee tells me to put some stuff in and I might be surprised by a long, mild autumn...
Also, I giggled at Julie's comment (in a nice way of course) especially the killing trees by looking at them part. :)
Wendy, can you grow a potted mum in your place in Korea?
Michelle, it depends on the veggie...we're already harvesting the lettuce and spinach, but prob won't harvest the daikons or broccoli until Oct. and November. I bet you can still put in spinach right now and it won't be too late.
Julie, your talent lies in other area, hon...I'll bet your mom doesn't have your killer sense of humor!
Amber, listen to your trick knee, young padawan. ;) Julie writes the funniest blog; you should go rad some of her entries (and her friend the Un-Mom writes one that is equally hilarious...swear words don't usually crack me up quite that much!).
Burnt Mill, LOL! We rarely grow pumpkins because we're very utilitarian. Dh can't see using up valuable growing space for decorative pumpkins, and the one year we grew sweet pumpkins, we didn't end up using most of them.
Oh I can just smell that cilantro now. well... that and the hot garlic shrimp chips I'm munching on. he he... Everything looks beautiful!
Are you guys planting a winter crop? or just waiting for it to cool off so the weeds stop trying to take over?
And are candleing the eggs? Or do you just wait to see if any hatch out and then discard the duds?
And who named Dino? : )
Grace, our postings crossed paths... :> mmmm, shrimp chips...hadn't had those in the while. Time to hit the asian grocery store for some junk food (Saporo Ichiban makes the best danged instant noodles on earth). We don't do winter crops usually, but we may try to in the green house this year. Usually, we just use row covers and over-winter the hardiest veggies. Candling eggs...hahahaha! Yeah, the second method you mentioned (otherwise known as "the path of least resistance"). Ds#1 named Dino - because birds are descendants of (or related to...not sure what the latest research says) dinosaurs! ;)
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Hmm, I didn't even know we could have a fall garden. I am a little slow with this stuff.
And I want a greenhouse!
I can't even get my jalepenos to grow!
Your garden skills amaze me! It truly must be a full time job planning, weeding, harvesting, etc...
Just wonderful! And I LOVE the view of your driveway!
Hugs
Awesome garden! I have no place for a garden..except my decks. Whaaaa....then again I probably would spare their lives. I'd kill everything anyway. LOL You guys are expets at it. That little watermelon is adorable!!
Oh and fear not. Quincy will be in very good hands. All the kitties will be in good hands by the "other" Michelle....my girlfriend Michelle. Lol!
Alasandra, thanks for letting me know!
Teri, fall gardens grow our favorite cool weather crops, like spinach, cabbage, carrots... A greenhouse is nice, but ours isn't heated, so we still have to take precautions for the cold. :}
Blonde Duck, LOL! Your talents obviously are elsewhere; and jalapenos are over-rated anyway. ;>
Carrie, you are SO sweet! Hugs back!
Michelle, a deck garden can yield you a lot of food! I'd look into books like "Container Gardening" and give it a try. Glad to hear Quincy will be well-loved while you're having fun!
what a delicious looking garden you have there :) I suppose by now it is pretty much harvested. Everything looks just the way a kitchen garden should
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