TOMATOES IN NOVEMBER!

I harvested these last week (plus another 2 big bowls)!  I'm not sure why I got tomatoes so late.  The plant they came from did go in about a month later than my other tomato plants.  Maybe that's why.  It survived right up until a killing frost a couple days ago.

The tomatoes were a bit fleshy and hard skinned, but super sweet as ever.  I love that I'm eating fresh tomatoes at the end of November (though, gee - i've had my share of tomatoes this season...)

PEPPERS

Another miracle!

These peppers looked and tasted better than anything I have ever bought in a grocery store (or farmers market for that matter)!  I attribute that to five things:

1) Purchasing very good quality starts at a great organic nursery

2) Growing them in TAGRO and 

3) Using a mild liquid fertilizer at each watering for the first couple of months 

4) Pruning out all low growing branching and 

5) Giving them so much love and nurturing all they wanted to do was grow and be yummy for me.

FALL GARDEN TO DO LIST

Whew!  Can't believe it's been a month and no updates... it's been a busy one.  Full of travel and death - but that's for another blog!

In the garden I've been:

• Harvesting 
• Planting Alliums
• Composting
• Learning How to Nurture Over-wintering Gardens
• Prepping A New Bed For Spring
• and getting ready to go back to school for organic agriculture!!!!

TOMATO-ESQUE- a differently shaped fruit

I wanted to name this post 'strange fruit' - but uhm, that's not really a happy song.  So tomato-esque works just fine!

I kept this one for as long as I could - I just loved staring at it.

SUNFLOWER

HOLLA!