I can't believe that summer is over! We have seen our first frost I have begun to clean up the garden and prepare for next year. I was very happy with the outcome of almost everything. There are some things I will change for next year and so many things I have learned. I am actually still growing some sugar snap peas, which are super sweet, and some broccoli is sprouting as well as more lettuce. So guess it's not quite over yet.
I have decided to expand the corn garden and I will fence it in this spring to attempt to keep the deer out. The raised beds will stay the same, they just need a little touch up here and there. I will still plant watermelon, but because of several requests, I will plant the seedless variety. I'm not sure they will be as sweet as the ones grown this year.
The tomatoes had a very late start due to the strange spring weather we had. But I did get some nice ones here and there. I pulled two tomato plants out of the raised beds and moved them into the greenhouse to see if I can prolong my tomato season. I'm not quite ready to give up fresh tomatoes!
I was able to harvest some sunflower seeds and I will plant them next year. Although, I don't think I will plant them in the same place as before because they are so big and kind of take over.
I was very happy with the pumpkins and I didn't have to buy any this year to decorate the house for fall. I will also save these seeds and use them for next year. Hopefully I will get even more.
I was surprised by the sweet potatoes that I dug out of the raised beds. The vines were so pretty, but I really didn't expect to actually harvest so many sweet potatoes. Some were small and skinny, but others were really beautiful. I think they may have needed more room, but it was a nice experiment.
The carrots were plentiful but I planted them too close together, so they weren't very big. I will plant them again next year, but I will thin them out more.
Here are all the pumpkins I picked! I think this was the most exciting thing that came out of the garden. I am thinking of planting gourds next year too.
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