Fall Planting

Austin is finally getting some Fall weather. Sadly, Fall around here still means 90s during the day but some cool overnight temps in the 60s. And because daylight hours are shortening, it's not hot for as long and you can actually eat dinner outside (which we did both nights this weekend). Apparently it also makes our garden happy!

For the past 3 weeks our garden has really taken on a rejuvenated life. We thought we were done. That the hot, hot summer had taken its toll on our little garden and we'd peaked in June. Turns out, we were wrong!

Over the course of the past 3 weeks, we've had a resurgence. We had only 2 eggplants all summer but now we have 10 in bloom! Our green peppers and jalapenos are also coming back to life. The herbs have never really suffered so those are still doing great. The biggest news is that our tomato plants have turned out over 30 new tomatoes and more are growing as I type this!

So while I have visions of future eggplant parmesan and pico de gallo, we're making the most of our tomato situation. Last week, we (mostly Carl) made tomato sauce with the tomatoes and herbs from our garden and we finally got around to eating it last night. It was delicious!

We're now planning our Fall garden, which will include beets, onions, lettuce and spinach. We're getting a little bit of a late start and using seeds so wish us luck!