Garden update

OK my birthday is over. The fall can officially start now. I love this next time of year, but I will miss my garden as it starts to get cooler. There are still lots of things I want to do with the warm weather, such as cut the moonflowers back. They’ve taken over the whole fence. In the evening though, there are 10 or more huge white blooms along the fence, and people will stop to look at them or smell them. So I don’t complain too much about their growth except when they try to choke my lavender.

I would like to harvest the hot peppers soon. They have started to grow more now that I’ve transplanted them to larger areas. One has turned red. I also have green beans. Their living space was not ideal. I had multiple plants in a couple big pots. Next year, I would like to plant them directly into the ground to allow them to expand a little. I still haven’t planted carrots. I need to do that before September, which means I need to buy potting soil.

I have green beans! I was so worried because I planted them late, and they were contained in pots. But they taste so fresh right off the plant or sautéed in butter and olive oil with onion, garlic, salt and pepper and a touch of Dijon.

A modest crop …

I put our coffee grounds straight from the morning’s filter and eggshells (rinsed out) from whatever baked product I had made the night before on the soil around the tomato plant for a jolt of caffeine and protein. A nice brunch for the city that brunches like no one’s business.

The coreopsis were started from seed and transplanted into the yard along the wildflower garden. Since the wildflower garden turned out only weeds, the coreopsis is the prize of that area of the yard. The favorite child.

The zinnia’s grew very tall and are very vibrant. They look nice in a vase on the counter or in the cracked beer stein I have from work.