I’ve been kind of MIA form this space over the last couple of weeks, save for a few random posting here and there. No real excuses, just life. Luckily, though, the garden and it’s production doesn’t care if I miss a few posts in Blog Land…I hope you don’t mind either 😉
The garden is still in high productivity mode, despite the cooler temperatures we’ve had around here over the past couple of weeks. While I’m not fully ready for Fall yet, the cool mornings make for an enjoyable cup of tea while strolling through the garden (or just sitting on the back steps)!
Harvest wise, our apples are not quite ready for a full on harvest. However, they’re making for nice little snacks on a fairly regular basis 🙂 Likewise, our tomatillos aren’t fully ready either, but a few have made their way into our kitchen. The winter squash really shouldn’t be ready yet…but a few of the vines have basically disentigrated, so I took that as a sign to bring them in. They’re pretty small and I’m not sure how well they’ll store, but I’m also not sure how long they’ll really last in the pantry once the temperatures really drop and I’m longing for the warm earthiness they have to offer!
- Apples = 12 oz
- Basil = 4 oz
- Bush Beans = 12 oz
- Cucumbers
- Lemon = 1 lb 14 oz
- Hubbard Squash = 1 lb 8 oz
- Oregano = 2 oz
- Peppers
- Bell = 10 oz
- Jalapenos = 1 oz
- Mystery = 9 oz
- Shishito = 3 oz
- Pumpkin = 1 lb 10 oz
- Summer Squash = 1 lb 7 oz
- Swiss Chard = 8 oz
- Tomatillos = 12 oz
- Tomatoes = 11 lb 8 oz
- Zucchini = 2 lb 7 oz
- Eggs = 71
15 Comments
Jody
Great harvest! I’m surprised to hear your tomatillos are just getting started. Ours, strangely enough, are now finishing up. Go figure. I hope your squash ripens nicely and makes great winter soup. We kept ours in the window to ripen them. It seemed to work well.
Jenny
WOW! 71 eggs in one week?? I wouldn’t know what to do with all them. Harvest looks marvelous.
kitsapFG
Got to love those hens! The pumpkin may be small but it sure is pretty. I envy you those beautiful fresh apples. Yum!
Susan Zentmyer
Wonderful harvest! You have a great variety there!
Bee Girl
Thanks, Susan! I’m so happy it’s all still rolling in!
Stoney Acres
What a beautiful harvest. I’m jealous of the apples, we don’t have any fruit trees yet so we have to wait for the apples to be ready at the farmers market!! But we have plenty of melons and berries right now so I guess we will live!!
Bee Girl
Oh man…I am super excited about our little fruit trees this year! I might trade you an apple tree (we only have two) for some healthy berries, though…we’ve yet to grow a successful berry!
Shawn Ann
great harvest. Lovely eggs!
Bee Girl
Thank you!
Norma Chang
Nice varied harvest and impressive eggs collection. I brought in a few of my butternuts because of the critters.
Bee Girl
I’m continually impressed by the number of eggs our ladies are producing these days! It’s both overwhelming and super exciting at the same time!!!
Mary Hysong
what a lovely harvest! I had a few winter squash with dried up stems also, but the vines are still growing and producing!
Bee Girl
It’s been an interesting year for winter squash, no doubt! Ah well…at this point I’ll be happy with what I get!
nutmeg gardener
Ah, what you have harvested looks great! Same situation here with the winter squash; I brought a few in because the vines had dried up.
Bee Girl
Interesting. I wonder what’s causing the vines to dry up so early?