A change of pace for the garden

This time of year always brings both joy and sadness with it. Joy - because of the great reduction of workload needed for the water-thirsty plants has finally arrived, and sadness - due to the loss of lush, green growth in the garden until next spring. With most of the garden cleanup already behind me, remaining plants need very little attention these days. I find myself pacing the yard - just looking for something to do, but end up simply reminiscing about the gardening extravaganza that recently took place. The self-watering containers have had their tomato cages removed, plant foliage resides in the nearby woods, and only bareness remains.




Trellises that were previously engulfed in foliage from watermelon vines are now naked from their absence, and only the removal of knee highs from the wire mesh is still at hand.



Only one tomato plant remains, and this would be a black brandywine that is growing in the recently built 6 gallon self- watering planter constructed from recycled cat litter buckets. The funny thing is, I really don't have a logical explanation for keeping it. Perhaps it's my reluctance to accept that the end is drawing near? Probably....



In other news, more improvements are being thought of, and I can certainly say that a couple would really make next year's experience much easier. The only problem is, the problematic muscle issue with my lower back really controls how quickly they are finished....
I'm also anticipating the upcoming muscadine grape harvest in a few weeks, and can't help but wish that each grows to a bigger size before finally mature. Grape jelly will be made from most, but at least a quart of the extracted juice will find itself in the freezer for something later.

That's all for today

EG

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