Dad's garden is transitioning into fall.
The bright, vibrant greens have been replaced with dustier greens, golds, and orange.
As the tomatoes fade away the marigolds that helped keep them
healthy over the summer have come into their glory.
They are easily the bright spot in the garden.
The okra plants stand at attention but their lush, fuzzy foliage has fallen away.
The summer veggies are being replaced with the cool weather loving plants.
Dad's leaf lettuce is delicate and vibrant green
and surprisingly hardy.
Dad's greens mix is wonderful.
He plants turnip greens, mustard greens, tender greens, and kale together.
Yummy combination.
The last planting of the lima beans is still producing but probably
won't last the first hard frost.
The sweet potatoes have been dug and are aging on the porch.
Just waiting for some butter and cinnamon.
The fall garden isn't the flashiest time of the year,
but the produce that comes out of it is warming comfort food.
Give me a dinner with a sweet potato, greens, and a hot piece of cornbread any day!
Seriously good eating!
What a nice blog tonight!
ReplyDeleteThanks Stella. I have enjoyed doing this series of posts on Dad's garden. He has been gardening for so long it seemed right to record a complete life cycle of the growing season.
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