Wow, I sure didn't have time to post here all during the season! Oh well. I'm gonna keep trying next year.
In the meantime it's time to take stock of the season just past. I don't think I've ever been completely satisfied -- in 15 years of gardening -- with the harvest. If the winter squash does great, the tomatoes or peppers dribble in; if the kale is overwhelming in its abundance, the spinach never germinates; if the fall weather is fabulous, the brussels sprouts were drowned by weeds and never made it past July.
Of course this comes with the territory, and I eventually figured it out and (mostly) accept it. This year saw all of the above happen, so I have done some complaining about the tomatoes, spinach and brussels sprouts, but I'm trying to focus on the positive. The positive being a fabulous crop of acorn and butternut squash, kale that could feed 20, the prettiest bok choy ever, and a basil crop that I finally was able to really use (instead of watch it destroyed with the first frost).
Now it's time for a long winter's nap. Sorta. The first seed catalog came over the weekend, so I reckon I've got some planning to do! hehe
