Garden in the fall

The garden is coming to a fast end. Wednesday we pulled out all the potatoes and harvested our last meal of beans. The peppers are still hanging on, and we have a couple zucchinis which will grow a little more. Michigan had three nights this week where the temps got into the low 40's, and the tomatoes really felt it. I pulled them out tonight. My lone sunflower is beautiful, and I can't wait to have more next year. I'm going to dry out my pole beans and see how that works, maybe they'll be better dry than eating them fresh, or maybe I can do something decorative with them.

You can see our final mass harvest. I found a cucumber hidden behind some leaves that was way over ripe. We had a lot of potatoes, and next year I'll do a similar amount. The butternut squash is turning tan and I still only have one on the vine. We'll probably get 3 or 4 more Jalepenos, and I have been freezing them. I've also froze whole tomatoes, and Sarah told me to roast and puree them for easy freezing. Maybe next year.

Butternut Squash is so cute!

There's this squash in my garden and I want to pick it up and cradle it like a baby. I just think it's the cutest thing. I have found myself stroking its smooth skin and smiling at it fondly. Maybe I have baby fever? Except that I'm excited to eat this baby squash. I only have one on a huge vine overtaking the entire half of the garden, so it better be worth it. Here are two pictures, taken a week apart. It shows you how much it has grown. In the picture of my nasturtiums you can see its cute little butt poking out. I also included an updated picture of the garden, in which I removed my pea climber, and have given my pole beans over to the beetles. I figure if they like them they can have them. No one else does. My sunflower is so tall, it towers above everything and it would probably reach the roof if it was by the house. I love it. I can't believe this summer went so fast, school will be starting in 12 days and the garden is heading into its last leg.