After work today, I went right out to my garden and started harvesting. Any fruit you don't take off the vine will be ruined by the freezing temps. It's sad to see your plants die, especially after growing them since late March, but there's a time for everything to recycle life.
I did cover three plants with old sheets as an experiment to see if they would survive. My jalapeno and thai pepper plants were in pots, so I moved them to the back mud room for the night. I have a ton of jalapenos to pick for a final round of poppers!
Below is a picture of my last harvest including beans, lettuce, tomatoes, and a variety of peppers. The tiny red things are called Sweet Pea Tomatoes.. literally the size of a pea. Kind of worthless, unless you eat a handful at once.
The closing of the gardening season only brings on next year's adventure. Garlic has to be planted in early November, before the ground freezes. Therefore, I have to plan next year's garden layout before I plant. There's a lot of work to be done before now and then. I'm going to till in two loads of compost into each bed this fall. Last year, I put it in in the spring, but the compost really needs all winter to break down and create nutrients for your soil. It's also beneficial to do this in the fall because tilling the soil in the spring destroys all of the tunnels the worms worked so hard to create. Worms eat the compost and poop out nutrients for your plants. Worms are a gardeners best friend!
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