The Jerusalem artichokes out by the garden shed are flowering now. I'm amazed at how they look, given the warm, dry summer we had and the fact that I never watered them. Not even once.
They've seen better years, but the flowers are still pretty.
So here we are in October. Well into fall. Leaves are starting to turn and some are tumbling to the ground already. We're still harvesting tomatoes; the zucchini are done. There are at least four good-sized winter squash on the vine and a few smaller ones. I'll start picking them in a few weeks. We'll certainly eat what we can, the rest will get roasted and pureed for the freezer. If there's room.
I love the close-ups of the garden shed when the artichokes are blooming. Is it time for a bigger freezer?
ReplyDeleteMitchell, they already bought a new freezer just a few years ago --ha! Oh, and the goodies that must be in there (fresh veggies this, fresh sauce that... yumm!)
DeleteI remember that purchase. But clearly it's not big enough for all the goodness being produced.
DeleteAutumn! The best season !
ReplyDeletemitch, the problem with freezers is that they fill up. And they fill up with UFOs (Unidentifiable Frozen Objects). In recent years we got rid of our old chest freezer and replaced it with an upright (with drawers). It was so liberating!
ReplyDeletejudy, and now it's time to start eating some of it. And we have.
michael, always a favorite of mine!