The Harvest

[Driver man]

Id like to move in next door Mary and help you with your brewing and gardening. But seriously you make what being a good neighbor is all about.

[dale2242]

I give away 90% of the produce I grow in my garden to family and friends
I grow it because I like the fresh produce and love gardening.
I like pickling veggies also.
I am pickling carrots today.
It keeps a retired man busy in the summer.....dale

[MaryB]

I won't pick carrots for at least 3 more weeks, and maybe 6... first frost usually. Long as the tops are not dying back I let them grow.

[dale2242]

I would prefer to leave my carrots in longer.
If I leave them in much longer they split.
I`m not sure why....dale

[MaryB]

Usually to much water, some of mine have split already but that heals over. It is soggy wet here, friend backed up to my front door today so I could fix his wife's power chair(He added new batteries but it had gremlins making the power drop out). Left 2 ruts from his Suburban the lawn is so soft.

[dale2242]

Well, fall is here and the garden is winding down.
The corn, cantaloupe, onions, and broccoli are done for the season.
I am still getting a few zucchini, cucumbers, and peppers.
The tomato vines are loaded but are ripening late. Hopefully, more will ripen before the first hard frost.
Oh well, today is the opening day of deer season.
On to better things....dale

[MaryB]

Still getting a couple meals of green beans every 2-3 days, and a few tomatoes but they are ripening really slow. Getting a cup of strawberries every 2 days also from the ones I planted as seed this spring!