We did a bit of this ‘n that, nothing worth mentioning…just looking and planning. Here you can see a portion of the veggie half of our garden: What is there to see then. Up front and to the left, you can see the waning brassica patch that we planted after the broad beans were finished. We harvested the last cauliflower and so that crop is history. Next time we go, that bed will have to be cleaned and raked and the winter mulching can begin. There is early mulching between the strawbs and Phacelia. Immediately in front of the brassicas, are two rows of “green manure”, Borage and Phacelia. Across the path, left you can see the Swiss chard calling for the knife, more green manure for mulching, the new strawb bed by the greenhouse. Back over this way it is the third year (next year) strawberry bed. Beyond that there is still more green manure on the beds, both close and distant. There are also veggie refuse piles awaiting the moment they can be used to mulch a bed. It is a wind-down in progress. It is sort of at a standstill at the moment because the stands of perennial flowers over in the flower garden are still green, growing and blooming. In the furthest corner is the small blueberry patch with the Limnanthes growing-away with expectations for the coming season. I am not one to say, “Hurry up and end so I can get on with things”— I am relishing every minute of the active gardening season.
