My Baxter cherry tomatoes are still blooming and are still producing tomatoes. Skins on this late crop is much thinner and wife loves the taste.
We’re getting a late crop of San Marzano tomatoes too. We froze a lot of them, but I’m looking forward to 1 more batch before frost arrives.
All my jalapenos are doing well, must can some before frost.
The rest of the garden is pretty well over. Am waiting for the last of the okra to make seed for next years crop. Have already gathered the Cajun Queen okra seed, but am waiting on the pods on the velvet variety to dry.
All in all, it was a great year for a garden. But I have quite a few potted plants to move into the sun room for the winter. Blueberry plants, Orchid Tree, Jolero Jalapeno, Greek Oregano and Rosemary plant.
We have one grape tomato volunteer in one of the community garden plots and it has more tomoates than can be picked if you want to stand there all day picking. Actually it may be more than one plant, because it’s taken over the whole plot which is 4 x 8’. THEN we have another large cherry tomato plant/s that have gone over the top with spreading vines and tomatoes galore. I pick those two plots, a friend picks those two plats and there are still tomatoes ripened by the next morning. I’ve got 10 messes of mixed greens in the freezer. My yellow squash is producing and the cucumbers are trying to reach the sky, and the baby cukes will be ready in a few days. The English peas are looking for someplace to climb as are the beans, so we need to get out there and help them along. The okra are played out, the beets are looking great, I’m going to pick some of the leaves to mix with the greens. The garlic are growing in a keyhole garden that nothing else will grow in. The lettuce is getting ready to pick. Next fall I’ll plant about 2 or 3 weeks earlier. Everyone plans to do the same.
This is our first fall gardening and everyone is happy with their plots. One fellow has pulled all of his southern peas and I don’t know what he’ll be doing next. Actually he’s the only “real” gardener in our little gang. We do have a master gardener, that has just joined us and he’s full of information.