Still picking beans and baking squash. The squash baking has slowed down a bit, most of the ones that were damaged have been dealt with already. The ones that weren’t damaged should keep for a while.
I got a 4x30 bed of garlic and winter wheat planted. I’m hoping the wheat helps control the weeds. My previous garlic patch got so overgrown with thistles, nettles, and wild parsnip, that it’s hazardous to even walk through! I planted the wheat pretty densely. We’ll see what happens.
Field peas worked really well as a cover crop! They didn’t taste like the peas we’re used to, but they grew fast and strangled any weed that tried to challenge them! Hopefully that means next year’s garden will be a little easier. I don’t have the equipment to actually harvest the field peas, but I did grab a few ripe pods from around the edge.
Time to plan next year’s garden.
“Time to plan next year’s garden.”
I’ve already ordered from Totally Tomatoes and Seed Savers. Jung’s is on deck! :)
Are ‘field peas’ usually harvested for animal feed?