The garden is winding down for fall. I’ve pulled up most of my zucchini plants (except for a few scallop squash that are showing no signs of tiring) and all my tomatoes, am letting the last of my pole beans dry out, and will soon be harvesting the seeds from my rangy basil plants. I won’t be growing much this winter, just a single bed of kale, some chard, and a few rows of beets.
My new kiwi trellis is finished (thanks to Justin) and my kiwis are planted. I’ll be running irrigation lines for them today.
I built a low brick wall along the side of our front yard, where I think I’ve finally eradicated most of the ivy (probably wishful thinking), and planted a row of mock orange to make a privacy hedge.
Near the front door I used more bricks to make a little raised bed around my rosemary, flax, and artichoke plants.
Yesterday I harvested my first feijoa crop (if you can call 7 fruits a crop) but haven’t really figured out what to do with them yet; the texture is a bit mushy eaten plain, so I might just put them in smoothies.
