August's End
Insects
munched the rest of the cantaloupe, and the green beans are winding down. Four
more days left until September. Boo. But the tomatoes are coming in strong, and
the Japanese and white eggplants are still producing lots of food. We put up
jars of sauce this week, and will put up more this weekend. This is the time of
year where sauce making goes into overdrive. I love it.
The
tomatillos are almost ready, and just in time – two weeks until football season
begins. And I’ll make peach jam with our peaches.
For some
reason that escapes me, I am looking (a little bit) forward to winter. Although
I dislike frigid cold, I love fresh snow, and I’ve just bought a new pair of blue
après ski boots (MoonBoots.com). A new set of skis and poles is on my Christmas
list.
I
always enjoy new modes of indoor gardening in winter. There’s something amazing
about a cold, snowy day on one side of a sunny window, and green things growing
on the other side. We have a long, long window facing south in our home, and it’s
the perfect spot for blooming geraniums, aloe, and herbs in winter.
In
November, I start forcing amaryllis bulbs in that window, and hyacinth bulbs go
into the fridge in late September for a 12-week cold period before coming out
for forcing sometime in January.
The autumn
lettuce bed is coming in nicely, and we’ll have some lovely, fresh salads
before the first snow flies.
It
looks like the summer garden will wind down for good within a few weeks. Almost
time to shift gears.
Thank
you, Mother Earth!
/II\
Namaste
