Fall is Here. The Last of the Summer Harvest.

It's time to embrace the beautiful Fall. Many trees are turning color and the air seems a little more crisp. The ground is soaked with rain and the plants are thriving. It's hard to believe it truly is Fall, such a short summer we had... But somehow I am still catching up with the summer harvest.  I feel so lucky that my garden was as successful as it was this year. There was some major concern for all of my warm weather plants, because summer hit so late and didn't stay around for very long. I am very happy with the summer harvest nonetheless, it turned out to be quite beautiful.

I think I have picked the last of the Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Summer squash, Basil and other herbs. I still have some green beans growing on my deck as well as some peas and a whole new line up of Brassicas to hold me through the winter. I have also decided to take on a new garden at my house. The back deck! Lots of sunshine and soon to be many containers. It's a new challenge in some ways, figuring out what I can grow in containers and how much space everyone will need, but it's also going to eliminate many pests and weeding hours! I'm excited to come up with a new plane to figure out a way to extend the railing upwards so I can trellis my tomatoes and beans for next year! I'm already looking forward to the spring months to plant again!

For the first time I have dived into saving tomato seeds! I'm very excited to save my seeds from the Italian Tree Tomato and Silkey Tomato to share with friends next year!