October Garden

After a dry and hot summer, October’s cooler temperatures and replenishing rains make the garden a much more pleasant place to work or just walk in.  Here’s a quick peek of what’s growing.

Butternut squash getting closer to harvest

Butternut squash getting closer to harvest

Okra still producing abundantly

Okra still producing abundantly

 

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Looking toward the 2014 expansion, now sprouting Austrian Winter Peas as a cover crop.

 

Bell peppers revitalized with cooler weather and rain.  Eggplant in the back, still going strong.

Bell peppers revitalized with cooler weather and rain. Eggplant in the back, still going strong.

 

Young orchard with 1 and 2 year old trees.  Fig, Apricot, Peach shown here.

Young orchard with 1 and 2 year old trees. Fig, Apricot, Peach shown here. Pear, Plum, Persimmon also growing in the orchard. Cattle on pasture in the background.

 

 

 

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