Here in the basket I have some tomatoes, peppers and eggplants, the leftovers from my summer crops. The quality of these late season crops is not as good as it used to be a month or two ago, but I am so happy to have them right now. They make good company for the abundant kale that we’ve been eating this week but I repeatedly forgot to photograph.
This year is a perfect treat for me to have these plants still so productive since I’ve planted a very small fall garden. In three weeks I will start remodeling my current garden, I hope, to get more growing space and better critter protection so it didn’t make sense to fill the garden with crops that I would have to rip up before maturity. I am in love with my summer nightshades, they manage to stay productive even though the nights are getting cool around here. They are making the most of our periodic heat spells. I hope they can get going just a little bit longer.
For more delicious pictures and stories of harvests and to add your own, head on over to Daphne’s Dandelions, host of Harvest Monday, and take a look at what other gardeners have been up to this week.
November 8, 2010 at 11:37 am
The colors of the nightshade crops are so beautiful. That’s one thing I miss in the winter, the harvests then are pretty much green. But I shouldn’t complain too much, I least I get to harvest something in the winter.
November 9, 2010 at 12:53 am
Yes, we shouldn’t complain to much but after a while all those brassicas and quenopods do get a bit boring. Anyway, we can preserve the nightshades to provide a bit of splash in the winter.
November 8, 2010 at 12:17 pm
Beautiful harvest basket, I miss the colorful summer crops, it’s all green for me now except some brightlight chard, I don’t know how long they will hold up.
November 9, 2010 at 12:58 am
Green is the best, but all green gets a little tiring after a while. I hope your chard holds up for a while longer…
November 8, 2010 at 1:31 pm
That is a magnificent basket of colorful veggies!
November 9, 2010 at 12:58 am
Thank you! They are being enjoyed around here.
November 8, 2010 at 2:55 pm
That is a beautiful basket of veggies! It looks as if it would make a fine soup. Isn’t the appearance of home grown vegetables somewhat refreshing?
November 9, 2010 at 1:04 am
I hadn’t thought about making soup but it is a very good idea, thanks!
November 8, 2010 at 3:35 pm
We were enjoying every summer veggie too until last week when it got below freezing. That’s ok, it was a long season for us. Garden remodeling? Sounds like work, but for a great cause!
November 9, 2010 at 1:15 am
No frost until the end of October is pretty good, now you’ll be enjoying all the tomatoes you’ve preserved.
November 8, 2010 at 5:09 pm
What a great harvest!
November 9, 2010 at 1:17 am
Thanks, it is nice to still have some peppers and tomatoes fresh from the vine.
November 8, 2010 at 7:50 pm
Beautiful late season harvest! Exciting prospect to be undertaking your garden modifications. I hope you will blog about the progress as you work on it.
November 9, 2010 at 1:18 am
I’ll try to document the project in the blog. Thanks for asking
November 9, 2010 at 11:59 am
That is a pretty basket full. My last peppers I had to pick green as they wouldn’t turn before the first frost.