September 19 Update on R Garden

dahlias just get better and better ...... really happy with R Garden this year considering the little time I spent tending it ......

a close up - Dazzling Sun to the left, Papageno to the right - both beautiful

the Winter Rainbow and Dazzling Blue kale keeps on growing ...... some mildew is beginning, but hopefully the plants will outgrow this as the cooler weather approaches - I'm hoping to over-winter these for early spring sprouts - the from plant, while the least colourful, seems to be the most mildew resistant

my mustard seed has sprouted - will see if it makes it through our winter - will be a good ground cover for now

sunflowers and zinnias add to the colour

September 18 Beds 10/11 and 64

back to the triple raised beds ....... Beds 10/11 were seeded with WCS Mesclun Mix, WCS Fast and Furious Lettuce and WCS Mustard Blend, but I may have waited too long too much of a result; the Masai bush beans are still wonderful - a definite grow again next year

snap peas are now in bloom and radishes just showing to the right ....... but not happy with growth of mesclun mix - my guess is all the wood chips in the soil mix are depleting nitrogen supply - peas do well because they produce their own ........

time to save a few nasturtium seed

September 18 Back Garden Update

 mid September and some of the tomato plants have been removed - these no longer had tomatoes that would ripen

the pepper plants, while looking a little bedraggled are still producing ....... here is the latest haul

and the overview - with the basil on the right now the star!!

September 10 Peppers

 Really happy with my peppers this year; I find they are totally happy in small containers, and in general much healthier than my tomatoes .......

so an overview, then some closeups - my absolute favourite this year was Donkey Ears; I'm not a hot pepper fan so Cajun Belle seemed a bit too hot for my taste - but a really nice plant

Padron's are normally stir fried green, but again too hot, so I let them ripen for seed

September 6 Just for Show

 The South Burnaby Garden Club celebrated a Virtual Fall Fair this year and all photo entries were welcome - no prizes, just some wonderful pictures ....... here are a few of my entries

Georgian Fire garlic, Padron pepper, Cocozelle zuchinni and Masai bush beans

September 6 "R" Garden

heading rapidly into fall now and the dahlias (Dazzling Sun) look better each day ........ the Dazzling Blue and Rainbow kale are also lovely along with the giant rhubarb leaves ........ and finally an overview

September 5 Some Close-ups

First up is Donkey Ears sweet pepper - my favourite this year - grown in containers in back garden; early and really tasty raw in salads

Macedonian Sweet was another nice sweet pepper - not quite as good as the one above, but still worth growing - these likely would be better roasted

and had to add this dahlia - Papageno - a long time favourite and a lovely surprise return this year as it came from a tuber that lost its label!!