Fall Crops

Lisa set out her fall seedlings over the last 5 days or so. Problems with cabbage worms. Dug up the glads in south quarter plot and it's all planted now, plus the west end of quarter plot north.  Tomato vines look ugly, but still some leaves and green tomatoes.  Dahlias are doing well.  She cut the asters, which had been beaten down by the storms.  The leeks are doing the best ever.  Peppers did nothing.  I want to leapfrog them ahead of the tomatoes next year.  Eggplants did well.  Italian squash has about 3 left on it, some nibbled by voles?

Want to hardware screen in bottom of compost bin to keep out animals--I'm sure there's something tunneling in it.

Tropical Storm Lee

Gave us at least 6" rain during the middle of the week. 

Sept 5

Supposed to have a bunch of rain coming.  Got 3 yellow glads (last 10 or so blooms have all been yellow)

Sept 2 Update

Had several yellow glad 3-4 days ago, probably the last of the year.  The dahlias are coming in, even Juanita according to Lisa. During the week I sowed mustard under the west third of bed 2 under the tomatoes and basil. Also crimson clover among the glads in north quarter plot.  Lisa's gotten one yellow summer squash and a fat zucchini.  The Italian zucchini is prolife: Lisa did soup with one, very good, and may do bread this weekend.  All but one of the sunflowers are down.  Continue to get good eggplants from the plants.

Have about 10 ripe tomatoes on the counter, been eating one most days for lunch. 

Worked a little on the landscape blocks--rain seems to come off the roof next to the azalea.