As the heat of summer begins to fade one of the things I really enjoy about the garden in fall is the slower pace of everything. That doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty to do though! This week we moved many of the lettuce transplants from the trays to the garden. Among these were:
Buttercrunch – A Bibb type with juicy green leaves and a small head, Crisp Mint -A Romaine type lettuce with thick succulent, crunchy sweet, mint green leaves, and Salad Bowl, one of our favorite loose leaf varieties with mellow flavor and frilly deep cut leaves. The other two varieties are still in the trays. Loma or French Crisp has glossy dark green leaves. Tom Thumb is a miniature head lettuce.
We also put out a few more summer squash and cucumber plants and sowed the spinach into a well prepared bed. We look forward to the harvest.
A few weeks ago we put in a late planting of the Roma (flat) green beans. Normally these grow in the fall without much problem. This time they were hit first by the goats then by the beetles. We still managed to pick enough for a couple of meals.
Last week we got a shipment of biddies (baby chicks). They will grow into the layers for next spring. These are a cross between the Delaware hens and the Golden Nuggets.