We’ve just returned from a two week trip to Europe (more on that later!) and have come back to find our garden in a sad state. The flourishing tomato plants from two weeks ago are now dead, dried out, and look like they could be featured in a haunted house. The cucumber vines are all withered, and the herbs are impossible overgrown.
We spent a day cutting back and dragging out everything, resulting in a huge pile of peppers (check back on more to do with those as well) and lots of herbs to dry and replenish my spices. After getting everything more or less tidied up, we’ve come up with a game plan for the fall and winter season in our garden. Here’s a list of what we’ve planted today:
So many recipes, so little time 