The nights have turned decidedly cooler, some trees have begun to shed leaves (maple), and the sunlight has become more muted early and late in the day; another season is winding down...
We completed planting frame two with new seedlings last week. Frame five, which was planted late June is finished with lettuce production.
Lately, the woodchuck has been spotted sitting on top of frame three chewing the volunteer tomato plants that are growing out of the frame. I hope that he doesn't try to get inside once the outer delicacies are gone. In the next frame over, where I attached a trellis frame, the yellow pear tomatoes planted _?_ are just beginning to ripen. They are reaching over eight feet in height.
Up front, the container tomato plants are looking sad. The leaves are losing color and developing purple veins. Based on research, this may be due to insufficient feeding. We will try adding some liquid fertilizer to see if that brings their color back.
The basil which was planted with the container tomatoes did fairly well, however it was a bit crowded. Next year I may try planting an entire frame of basil with cherry tomatoes in the back row.
We harvested the three buttercup squash since the plants are mostly dried up. Next year, I will not make "hills", but rather "bowls" that will retain moisture and I will keep the area deeply mulched.
The pepper plants that seemed like they would never fruit are finally flowering and fruiting like mad. I hope the weather will be warm enough to allow them to mature.
The cucumber plants have about given up the ghost after experiencing a difficult season with inadequate drainage in the grow box. We harvested about a dozen nice cucumbers. I think we can do much better next year.
The one surviving Heavenly Blue morning glory plant began blooming this past weekend. The gladiolus bulbs that were planted in early June are also blooming.
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