Our Garden - Late Summer

This has been such a hot, dry summer that I am amazed at how well our garden actually did. We lost our squash this past week to silvery mildew (I think that is what it is called) but to be quite honest, it wasn't much of a loss, in fact, I think I celebrated quietly...I am just so done with squash! Our tomato plants are still in full production mode, although the plants leaves have lost much of their green luster as they do this time of year. Our cantaloupe and watermelon are still producing although at a slow rate for lack of rain. Our poblanos are going berserk, we must have 12 peppers on one plant!

We planted our fall crops yesterday, we kept trying to hold off waiting for rain but decided if we didn't go ahead and plant we wouldn't have anything this fall. We planted rainbow Swiss chard, collards, spinach, lettuces, broccoli and cabbage. The neat thing about gardens is they tend to help you understand the coming of the seasons. I can hardly imagine cool, crisp days, but already our nights and mornings are back to being cool...exactly what our fall crops like. I am ready for fall!