Fresh New Plants for Fall

Out with the old, in with the new!  The fall is here, and so are the delicious fall crops that go along with the cooler season.  We took some time this past weekend to clear out the old vines and plants that worked so hard for us all summer and put in some fresh new things.

We decided to try some planting fabric this go around-  to keep weeds down, water and heat in.  Hopefully it will be successful for us, I'll let you know.  

Final look at the Summer garden-  here comes the tractor.

This okra plant is still producing-  and reaching for the sky!

Last little bits of summer.

These watermelon vines came from broken watermelons we threw over the fence!  There are so many, and they are blooming-  dad is betting we get more watermelons, I am not so sure we'll make it before frost...  it would be cool if we did!

The new planting fabric, and a row of lettuce!

Lettuce plants ready to go into their new homes.

All our new plants-  

cauliflower

broccoli

lettuce (Romaine, Iceberg, Bibb)

cabbage (Green, Red, and Savoy)

collard greens

Rodney's Six Hour Clean-Out

Sorry I've been away for a while!  

I have two updates, which I'll post separately for you to enjoy...  the first are photos of my Brother-in-Law Rodney's vist to the garden a few weeks back, he was picking and weeding one Sunday for SIX HOURS to come up with the following trailer full-  it was the last of the tomatoes, etc...  and he really saw the most melons of the year.  A beautiful bounty.  Thanks for all your hard work Rodney!  

Also, there are a few things just starting at this time-  more corn, and... pumpkins!

Picking corn...

Last big haul!

Pumpkin vines coming up!