Fall hit hard and fast this year. We have already had temps drop into the 30s with frost. The frost killed the basil plants. You can see them pulled and waiting to be disposed. Of the six pea plants, two remain. The slugs attacked the cilantro then headed over to the peas. So, new copper wire has been added around the outside of the garden bed. Fingers Crossed this works. Also, the carrots and spinach are growing. The only other outdoor crop now is the broccoli in the tub.
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| Four Pea Plants survived Slugs |
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| Spinace in a cage |
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| Broccoli in a Caged Tub |
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Corn was just taking up space and holding dirt in place (so to speak) so today was clean up day for that patch.
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| Dead Corn |
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| Clean Patch |
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The Greenhouse is done with a few things that needed to keep it warmer this winter, but for now, it is protecting my lettuce and herbs from the cold nights.
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| Greenhouse from East |
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| Greenhouse from West |
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| Romaine, Parsley & Marjoram |
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| Red Sails Lettuce |
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Picked the last of the bell peppers. The plants are dying in the cool temps and peppers needed to be picked before they start to die with the plants.
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| Briming Bowl of Peppers |
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| Bottom of the Bowl of Peppers |
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As for chickens and moulting, the Rhode Islands started to moult about a month ago, but have continued to lay eggs and we are getting eggs from them every day. The Welsummers started to moult a week or two later, and there is only one that is still laying an egg every few days, so we are stilling getting some eggs every day, regardless. We ate our first of the summer chicks this week. Very tasty.
