The End of Another Growing Season

It seems like we planted our garden just a few short weeks ago. Today I picked everything that I could as they are predicting a possible frost for tonight. I am not ready for this change of seasons.

This spring we planted with hopes of having more vegetables than we could possibly eat. It has been a strange and interesting year in terms of what we harvested for our efforts. Things either took too long to produce or did not produce at all. Plants that only gave us a few peas, 3-4 green peppers and 3 eggplant were very disappointing. Tomatoes and cucumbers were the winners this season. The cherry tomatoes have been amazing and we have been eating them like they are candy. Cucumbers have produced well, although they have at times been short, round and a bit seedy, instead of long and slender.

Even my flower bed did not do as well as in years past. There has been much greenery, but the colorful flowers came and went quickly. It has been either too wet or too hot, and the growing season too short. The cooler weather is arriving earlier than it should, and what is to follow is not welcome yet.

I will look forward to our Indian summer which always arrives just when we think it may not. And even though I love all the summer weather and fun, fall is my favorite time of year. With cool nights for sleeping, and bright sunny days, it would be great if it could last until it is time for summer again.

Here's to another growing season. Let's hope the next one arrives sooner than we expect.





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