Fall clean-up time

Ahhh....
it's 10.26 and it's a balmy 60 out w/ sunshine, so it's time to take care of some of the fall clean-up:
-cut back the day-lilies (compost them)
-still trying to get rid of the creeping charlie...now it's time to rip-out-the-lawn and plant new grass seed w/ new t-soil...just 'excavating' the c-c today...will need to make a run to get bags of seed and soil
-pick the last of the red t's and possibly pick the green ones as well...Tommy says frost over the w/e--ugh! not worth 'tarping' the veggies one last time
-pick the left-over onions and green/yellow/red peppers
-transplant the hot pepper for winter in the house---have had this plant for 3 years now
-compost the balcony flowers into the side yard compost pile...it's getting bigger now!
-added leaves from the mow yesterday to the compost
-adding t'plants if we pull them out today
-still leaving the canna out even though my bro/200 miles south pulled his over the w/e--still blooms on mine and my grass is green--his is brown...love the tundra in '07
loads of fun!!
love the fall!!!!

10.19 and 10.24

still picking lots of red t's!!!
picked a std basket full on the 19th and took to the P's...
when we rerturned from vacation in Mo...picked another pretty full basket on 10.24

--and there are still a basket or so of green on the vine!!

as well as lots of basil left from the 4 small plants this year--great harvest...lots of pesto--what else can be made w/ it...freeze the leaves?

as well a lots of late green/yellow/red peppers and a few onions we missed picking in Sept.

great year for the v-garden!! thank you J!

wow--heat continues

it's Oct 6 and it's in the mid 80's and HOT!! which is fine by me...the tomato feast continues....just picked about a 1/2 basked w/ L and some hot peppers for pico...love it.
we picked a bunch a few weeks back that weighted 12 lbs!!! I figure we've had over 100 lbs this season and lot of good ones...not mal-formed.
this hotness will continue till Monday...excellent! then we get rain and cool weather.
gotta take stock in the fall garden needs;
-rip out more creeping charlie and plant new seed w/ new topsoil
-get mulch for the garden
-plant bulbs
-keep compost going w/ leaves etc
-nice year in the garden