My Fall Garden

I thought you might enjoy taking a peek at my first ever fall garden. It is almost as much fun as my very first spring garden. We, of course, hope it turns out a bit better than that one. My lettuces are coming up nicely. I have every exotic species of lettuce not patented by Monsanto.
I also have three varieties of cabbage, some you see here.

My strawberry beds are poised to produce mountains of strawberries next spring which happens to be 133 days away. But who's counting, right?

In this bed I have some of my broccoli and Mammoth Sweet Peas. Those didn't do well in my summer garden so I'm trying them again in the cooler weather. Trial and error are my bosom buddies.

Last but not least, my beets are finally popping up. It may be too late for them to get a good hold before the frigid angry winds of winter take firm grasp of the earth and nearly snuff the life out of her. Then again, they may do just fine and I never know it because I'm holed up by the fire. Either way, I'll let you know.

I'm particularly fond of Red Salad Bowl lettuce. This is why I have a lot of them. Too many? Not enough? Trial and error, my friends. Trial and error.

The fall garden is turning out to be a nice diversion from my usual whining and moaning about the upcoming winter. I might actually be able to distract myself right through the winter solstice.

Oh, who am I kidding?