Buckets of rain have come down today, which is fine by me, since my fall garden needs it before the first hard frost. But I had planned on planting Spring bulbs today and don't want to tramp over soggy soil tomorrow (even if it clears), so I may have to wait for another weekend.
Given that I'm limited to poking in a bulb here and there, rather than digging a trench and filling it, I bought a bulb augur that you can use as a drill bit. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
I have garlic greens popping up since planting them a month ago. I still have lots of cloves to plant, but I'm glad to see that those I planted did so well already.
I pulled out a few of the tomato plants that are done producing and clipped a few of the tomatoes that are just beginning to ripen. (I'll finish them on a windowsill.) I still have three tomatoes left on the vine that haven't started ripening yet.
This past week my asters, perennial mums, sweet autumn clematis and Joe Pye weed have all opened, and my annuals haven't bitten the dust yet, so there is still lots of color in my garden. Especially beautiful is the brilliant red foliage on my blueberry bushes.
I just bought a couple of discount blackberry bushes and am considering where to put them. They need full sun, so my choices are limited. Since they can take over spaces, I don't want to put them in my regular garden. Perhaps in the parking strip or alongside the back fence will have to do.
Yes, we are really need the rain. It's hard to believe since we had such an abundance of rain this summer, but it has been quite dry lately. I have so much cleanup to do in the vegetable garden though that will have to wait until next week.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have escaped the frost last weekend, I hope the last of your tomatoes ripen before the next one.