I really need to do a better job of writing about the garden. I get so involved in working in it, I forget to record what's happening!
This past weekend, Andy, Luke and I trekked down to our favorite nursery in search of strawberries. Jackpot! We picked up a flat of Chandlers and a few Sequoia, just for variety.
We created a new strawberry patch in the front yard where we had dug up the grass months ago. I gathered stones we had sitting around in other places and bordered the area. Strawberries aren't supposed to go in the same area year after year -- you've got to rotate them because of disease, so they couldn't go in the same place as last year.
This is what the bed closest to the sidewalk is looking like right now. That kale is really doing well -- it's in the middle. The garlic is also sprouting nicely. That's chard in the very front.
Here's the other patch of rhubarb chard and spinach. Something is eating the chard, but not too badly. It's still edible.
Here is a different variety of chard I have planted in another bed. Chard does so well in Austin and it's so easy to cook -- I have it growing everywhere! It's companion planted with basil.
I love the beauty of the eggplant flowers. It gives me hope -- but they are growing so slowly that I don't think we;ll be able to harvest them before the freeze.
The pepper plants are heavy with hot and sweet peppers. We're letting them grow a little longer, and then I think the majority will be pickled.
I'm surprised the cauliflower plants are doing as well as they are. Or is this broccoli? No matter -- I'll eat whatever it grows.
Luke's eaten just about all of the peas from this plant, but that's part of the garden experience, right? It's companion planted with dill and fennel.
The sunflower mix I planted in September grew beautifully. I just love fall -- of course, the rain helps. There are some gorgeous blooms that we plan to harvest with some of the basil in order to make a bouquet for the Thanksgiving table.
Happy growing!