 It cooled off quickly this weekend and the days are really getting noticeably shorter. I have pulled most plants from my in ground garden although I really hoped that this could have been postponed. Late season tomato blight arrived in what seemed to be just one day. Came home Thursday of last week to see all my tomatoes with dried and withered leaves. Ouch! Pretty depressing since days earlier I'd had the best looking tomatoes I've ever grown with 4-5 ft high plants covered with big tomatoes showing first signs of ripening. Picked 33 lbs of greenish tomatoes which I will attempt to ripen but ultimately not sure what I'll get. My detroit beets were also pulled amounting to about 5 lbs of medium to small fruits. Not impressive. Pulled 8 lbs of corn which was also small in size and not fully developed. I knew the light conditions in the garden were not great so perhaps I should be content. I'm still getting beans and I will leave these plants in for awhile longer along with zinnias. The Secret Garden is doing pretty well for the time being but as I've said before it's a race with time. Sun is quickly disappearing. Starting some cabbage and lettuce with the after care kids. They are having fun and we'll see if we can't keep some things growing. I have learned so much this growing season. The climate in the mountains is truly unique. Next spring I will take what I've observed and try to get things to the next level.  
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 A nice way to say thank you to the teachers that have worked so hard to bring gardens into our School.
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Dana HoldenHas been gardening for over 20 years and has her Master Gardeners certification. She is especially interested in propagating native plants and apple grafting. She is now the After School Program Coordinator and Garden Coordinator at Valle Crucis. Archives
November 2016
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