I have not had a zucchini since my last post. The small little zucchini I posted last week faded and turned yellow. Even leaves are turning yellow and the vine is looking old and tired. I am afraid that this is the week I will have to give up all hope for any more zucchini.
The cucumbers are still producing BUT the vine is looking rather sickly.
And if you think that is bad here is the last tomato on the vine.
The one bright spot in the garden are my pepper plants.
And yet, time is running out on the pepper plants, I have a few that should ripen but the small peppers may nor make it to the table.
What is a man to do with such a sad state of affairs?
In North Carolina we are blessed with two growing seasons!
It is time to pull the zucchini and plant the cabbage.
Time to pull the cucumbers and plant the the collards.
The nice thing about the collards is that they will grow all Winter long. In fact, until there is a hard frost or even a rare snowfall, collards are way too bitter to eat.
I know it is a bit disgraceful that I am planting Georgia Collards in North Carolina, but I promise I shall plant other varieties throughout the garden, besides the best thing about collards is the bacon and the Hot Sauce. So I will just pretend that these are now North Carolina collards and only you shall know my secret.
So how is your garden growing?
Do you have any plans for a Winter garden?
Love seeing people having gardens!!! Best thing ever! 😍 Nothing like growing our own foods to become self-suficient :) Overly jealous that you live in the beautiful NC! I was recently reminiscing childhood memories of when we'd go to SC every second summer!!! Hilton Head Island. Miss the ocean everyday 🌊🌞
My tomatoes look the saddest to be producing fruit..
I think it is time for mine to be gone.
Me,
Light on the Strawberries since the squirrels seem to have developed a taste for them.
Small harvest of Blueberries, I think there was a lack of bees in my area.
Chinese Bok Choy was early.
Lots of squash and zucchini.
Green Beans are late.
Kiwi shrub has a couple of years away before I get decent fruit.
One year the squirrels decided that the tomatoes I grew were the main dish on the buffet line. I had to toss bird netting over the cages, just so I could get a share.
"It's toogh tae garden oan a ship! But from times ta time Ahh dae send a crew ashair tae scatter some seed wi' hopes tae come back in puckle months an' tak' a harvest o' hiner! Indian gardenin'!" 😉 -Keptin
You never know what grows in the woods and the hills until you wander about.