almost over. Where did the month go, or is it just me? We've gotten much accomplished this month, plus a whole lot of running to and from the city on errands.
The garden is pretty well cleaned out, we do still have sunchokes to cut back and stack the stalks for burning, and then harvest some chokes. We don't harvest many at a time because, well we just can't seem to get them to keep. So we leave them in ground and use them as needed until the ground freezes. We tried to mulch them heavy enough one season, with the thoughts of harvesting all winter, only to find that the ground froze and we couldn't dig them anyway*sigh*
Today the plan is to finish the two heads of cabbage( both weigh 30+ lbs) on the floor of the mud/ laundry room. One will be cut for kraut( I'm still going to make that tutorial*wink*) and the other will be made into Freezer Slaw. Then if there is time I need to work up an area( using my High Wheel Cultivator), add composted manure, stir and mix in , then plant our Fall Garlic and get it mulched.
We also will clean the house today, as company is expected on Sat. :o) I'm thinking of swapping the living room around for a fresh, new look. We only have two ways to rearrange it because it is small, but it always makes it seem like new and fresher when we do this :o) The couch is a pain to move and we can't slide it across the wood floor, it leaves marks so... we may have to wait until Mike gets home this evening to move it.
Since the hoop house is still experimental for us, we did find out( we suspected) that if it's going to get down to freezing or below it will in the hoop house as well. Tues. Cortney harvested all of the tomatoes from the plants in the hoop house, and pulled the plants. We now have 5 trays full of green/ semi green tomatoes sitting on our front entry( approx. 1 bushel) :o) The next day we harvested the last of the bell peppers, that evening our low was 27F and when we checked the hoop house the next morning, pepper plants had all frozen and were black. Now we know that we will have to heat the hoop house if we intend on keeping tomatoes and peppers going well into Nov. On the other hand the chard, mustard and lettuce mix we started were unharmed and are growing well, without an outside heat source for the evenings :o)
Blessings for your weekend
12 comments:
I cant believe its almost November!!
On moving the couch have you thought of putting a towel under the legs and sliding across the floor? thats what I did in the house we lived in that had wooden floors.
SO the hoop houses kept it just warm enough for cool weather plant like the lettuce but not enough for Tomatoes and peppers that do better in warm temps.
The months do seem to fly by faster and faster!
Hi Kelle, you are one busy lady, always hard at work!
I've posted Autumn Leaves lyrics to mark the end of Fall and the beginning of winter...
Nope...it's not just you. I can't hardly believe September is over with, let alone October! Or the entire summer, for that matter. What the heck? Time really does fly....
I was thinking the same thing the other day, about how time flies. Before you know it, it will be 2011!! Glad to know about the hoop houses because I thought they would protect things in the below freezing.
Oh I am so with you. This month has just flown by~
Have a great weekend!
Sooo want to hear about the freezer slaw...
Well... that confirms it, it isn't just me *wink*
Amy,
We're working on posting a kraut tutorial and then I'll post the recipe for freezer slaw. :o) We really love it!
Tonia,
Thanks for the hint, we'll try that, otherwise it will wait until Mike gets home around noon. It's a couch with recliners at both ends and it's just to heavy for Cortney to muster the strength to pick it up and carry it across the room.
Thank you all for your comments, also glad to know that time seems to fly for many. :o)
Blessings for your weekend
I use folded dosh towels under corners!
It is hard to believe it's almost over. I've got so much to do. Seems like you are getting a lot of things done. But, you always do seem to be a busy person. lol
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