09-25-2016 Season change

Pineapple sage

Wrapping up the end of summer crops with some eggplants, peppers, a couple of tomatoes and some late bush beans.

Started my winter crops and already eating some baby kale while waiting for my escaroles, endives, lettuce and beat to do some growing.

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Rain the last couple of days has saved us from that drought/heat combination.

09-04-2016 Rain at last!

After a whole month of high temps and NO rain whatsoever, Hermine brought us a little relief in the form of a drizzly day on Friday followed by a wild night, based on some damage, but I apparently slept through that part. In any case, by the morning, I had some extra clean up to take care of and a couple of inches in the rain gauge. Happy for all these poor plants out there!

Needless to say, that heat/drought combo has brought the garden production down to very little.

One surprise nonetheless a small banana flower: