Hello again, and happy September! Well, the summer gardening season is drawing to a close, and the final harvest is nearly upon us. Once again, I spent the last month weeding and guarding the lettuce and carrots from pests, and I can say with confidence that mission was a success. The lettuce has finally produced edible leaves, and they taste amazing! The carrots I’m still waiting on; I want them to ripen a lot more before I harvest. Meanwhile, I have a bit of sad news from the zucchinis. The pickleworm infestation simply became too severe, and I had to compost the remaining plants. However, they did produce much more fruit than I was expecting, and I now have a freezer stocked with shredded zucchini, and zucchini pickles in the fridge. Zucchini pickles are amazing, by the way; better than I expected. Probably the best pickles I’ve ever had, if I do say so myself. Anyhow, I plowed the zucchini patch in preparation for fall, and I’ll probably plow it again before it snows, just to be sure the soil is good and stirred up. The peas, however, were a complete failure. I’m not entirely certain what I did wrong, but I’ll blame a combination of pests, bad weather and soil problems. I’ll try again next year and see if I can get them to grow. The wildflowers, meanwhile, are doing really well. The black-eyed susans have lost all their petals, meaning their season is over. I distributed the heads in my “rewilding” area, where they will hopefully sprout next year. I did the same with the bee-balm seeds, so we’ll see next spring how they perform. The echinaceas are still going strong, making new flowers and attracting bees, and my French marigolds are finally blooming. Well, that’s all for this month. Thanks for reading and happy planting!
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