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Must say that when nasturtiums are happy they are a delight to have in the garden. These were volunteers that popped up mid-summer, and that continue to thrive.

After getting about 14" of rain in October I have asked Santa for a sturdy rain gage. No more empty yogurt container on the deck for me! 😂

Wow-- do you recall when you started the seeds? And what kind of growing media do you use? We have an ongoing challenge with fungus gnats, and it curtails our indoor growing during the winter months.

Good to hear! My Pumpkin Spice Jalapenos were a total bust in two gardens. I'll try again next year. 😉

Dinner tonight was mashed potatoes with a store-bought rotisserie chicken with fresh picked green beans on the side-- in mid-November! These beans were started at the end of July, and have been growing under cover close to the house in window boxes, sheltered from most of the rain. What a treat...

Good chance that a deeper planting will do the trick. I plant mine 3-4" deep, and about 5-6" apart.

Those black beans are enormous! Are they runner beans?? And may I please ask what the name of the pretty rose coloured bean is?

We raked up two wheelbarrows full of gorgeous leaves for our compost, so we could mow the lawn. They're so beautiful!

Finally tried cooking up a small batch of shelly beans. The pods were pretty yucky and blackened on the outside, but the shell beans inside were pristine. Friends popped over for a glass of wine on short notice, and before they arrived I was able to simmer the beans for half an hour with a bay...

Sounds wonderful! 🧄🧄🧄

Agreed. These ones were picked yesterday and today, and they're quite damp. I've been making a small slit in the back of the pod, to help them dry out faster so they don't mold. Given our wet weather it's quite remarkable that any pods are still maturing. One bunch was extra soggy, so I set...

Trying to dry down some bean pods using trays suspended over the forced air heating vents, as well as cozying up to the fireplace. 😊

Figured it was time to cut into one of the Winter King and Queen watermelons. The flesh was kind of spongy which was less than ideal; the taste was mild and pleasant. Not too bad considering the wet conditions that they have been growing in. I saved a few seeds on the off chance that they...

It's not too late at all-- I grow garlic in Washington State, and mine has yet to be planted (rainy weather ahead, so it could be two weeks or so before it gets tucked in the soil). Garlic needs a couple of months of cold weather, so as long as you replant by the end of November you should be...

Oddly enough Verdi da Taglio has been on my seed wish list for a while too. I have check all over the place to find them-- Seeds of Italy seems to be the only company that sells them. And a warm welcome from British Columbia heartsong111!

I thought I was going to lose a bunch of my garlic to mold, but it turns out that it is storing just fine. We have non-stop rain in the forecast for the next couple of weeks so it will be a little while before the cloves get planted in the ground. This is year five of my garlic growing...

Volunteers are especially welcome in the autumn when there's not much else going on in the garden. I found these squash and brassicas the other day.

Welcome Jae, Gardening is indeed therapeutic. It can cure a host of ills. May I ask what part of the country are you gardening in??

Our hydrangeas are clearly loving the cool wet autumn weather.

A warm welcome from British Columbia! Like you I am learning about fermenting home grown vegetables. It's a lot of fun!