Garden Update October 3, 2021

The weather is finally feeling like fall and our garden tasks change from production to preservation and clean up. The only food item left in the garden is carrots, and we’ll dig them up as we need them. Take a look at things today:

The planter I used for lettuce and radishes is at rest until next spring.
The spearmint is drooping a little but we’ll enjoy it until the first frost.
We planted the lemon grass late this summer. Not sure what to do with it yet.
Chamomile was buried under the lemon balm, but it’s still green.
The stevia and lemon balm are trimmed for the winter.
I cut the basil off, but the rosemary is still looking good.
I may still harvest some thyme from these plants.
The geraniums still have flowers.
Bert emptied the rain barrels by the shop and today he’s draining the big tank out into the grass.
Up in the garden the only plants left are the carrots and the lavender. We’ll use the carrots over the next two months. Not sure if the lavender will come back next year.
The rest of the garden beds are empty.
The echinacea is going to seed.
The large butternut trees are two different varieties and the one on the left loses its leaves first.
But the redbud trees have shown no sign of changing color or dropping their leaves.
The lavender I picked during the summer is finally dry enough to rub off the buds.
Here’s the bag of lavender buds ready for me to use in sachets.
Some of the echinacea seed heads were ready to pick.
The green and wax beans are dried and ready for soup.
The tomatoes are processed into sauce…ready for pizza or spaghetti.
And the carrots are ready to eat!

So that’s the end of the adventure of the Kisner’s garden for 2021. This year we tried to grow only what we will eat or at least are willing to weed and preserve! Who knows what the seed catalogs in the spring will entice us to try? Enjoy!

Please comment or email me directly at marykisner@comcast.net.

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