This is the fall planting season for winter hardy vegetables. Now is the time to be planting peas, carrots, broccoli, beets, and other vegetables that don't mind a light frost so you can have an early harvest next spring.
We also noted snapdragons are now arriving in stores, although it's a bit hot to be setting these out right now, very soon it won't be. These and a few other flower varieties will grow and bloom all winter long until the heat of May and June arrive.
Back to the garden - we set out three tomato plants in a warm, sunny location yesterday. We also put in a sage plant. We have had sage live 2-3 years and one plant produces far more than a typical family could use. We dry the leaves in a dehydrator and store them in pint or half pint canning jars.
Continuing the theme of growing things in the fall, we tried zucchini as they should mature with the tomatoes before cold weather arrives. If we can keep the birds from pulling sprouting zucchini plants out of the ground life will be good.
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