Summer slips into fall. Well, maybe eventually.
Eastern Black Swallowtail in caterpillar form, eating my Lovage plant. They eventually chewed it down to a nub, then left town, but by the end of the month, it had started to recover.
The chive plant started from seed this spring.
Pea shoots are just starting.
After a good rain, they doubled and tripled in size.
Strawberries.
Merlot Lettuce starts. I grew all the lettuce from seed in August.
Mesclun Lettuce.
Marshmallow herb.
Bok Choy starts. Also grown from seed.
Dual crop Red Raspberry. We got it planted in what will become the raspberry bed, and it shot up so much growth quickly in September, still producing ripe berries almost daily in September.
Eating the first fall crop.
Seeds coming up.
Three of the beds are in full production. Byu the last two days of September we finished filling all the beds.
I think a Buckeye? Happily, on the basil plants.
The second crop of peas is starting to come up.
Transplanted more Swiss chard and kale.
Filling in the strawberry bed with a few herbs.
Mid-September roses. On the 29th, there was still one rose that had just opened.
Sun setting on September 14th.
Herb garden lush.
I had planted a Pineapple Sage in early summer, and while it grew, it struggled where it had been. Once moved to the garden, it finally started flowering. At the end of the month, the entire plant is in full bloom.
Veggies growing.
On the 28th.
The plants have become lush.
The 14th raised bed was filled on the 28th. We added a dual double raised bed at the gate, which was filled on the 29th. My goal had been to have the beds filled before the cool weather arrived, so that we would be ready for an early spring next year.
September is winding down. It rained heavily for a couple of days, promoting growth. The nights are still warm, in the 60s, and the days are in the high 70s to mid-80s.
When we first moved here in late March, I had wondered when I would get a garden built. I am glad I forced myself to push both myself and the kids till we got it done. I feel like it is more my home now.
~Sarah
