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Cold harvest and tilling
Had to till up one of our raised beds as it was overtaken with roots from nearby trees. The lasagna method just wasn't working for this bed. It needed all the roots that had overtaken it thinned out and turned and improved with manure and compost. This is going to take us a while and another load of compost.
We also harvested the last of the native yellow watermelons (5) and a large bowl full of Jerusalem artichokes. Delicious! I still have many in the ground. I think we will plant more of them. We love the taste and they are better for my on my special diet.
Many tomatoes still growing great. I never would have guessed they'd still be going so strong.
We also harvested the last of the native yellow watermelons (5) and a large bowl full of Jerusalem artichokes. Delicious! I still have many in the ground. I think we will plant more of them. We love the taste and they are better for my on my special diet.
Many tomatoes still growing great. I never would have guessed they'd still be going so strong.
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Comment by Sue Wefel on December 8, 2009 at 12:07pm
- I am amazed that the tomatoes are still going strong, too. That's great. Mine burned up this summer before they even produced! Good job!
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Comment by Dana on December 8, 2009 at 3:41pm - Probably won't last now with the cold. I didn't have many this summer either. What's weird is many of the leaves are drying up but they're still producing fruit.
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