There is a general sense it's time to batten down the hatches and close up shop as morning autumn fog greets us. Fall does signal the end of most of our gardeners' gardening season, summer crops have mildewed, gotten frost bitten and stopped producing.
It's time to protect those tubers, bulbs, fall plantings as well as suppress weeds and undesirables that might want to nestle and find a place in our plots.
It's time to pick that funny pumpkin that has decided to grow in between the chain link fence that borders our garden and the dog park. (It's located down towards the pet memorial garden.)
It's time to admire the amazing purple/black kale that grows all over the garden. Does anyone actually eat this plant or is it just so dark and brooding that it's grown as a character all its own.
It's time to pick winter squash: butternut, acorn, delicata, cinderella,, kubota, uchiki kuri, hubbard, turban, you name it we are growing it at the garden.
It's time to pick your winter greens, those salads with bite that scream texture and fall flavor when you bite into them.
It's time to add pine needle mulch to your blueberries, as the pine needles rot and help make your soil more acid, your blueberries are gearing up to give you a bounty next summer.
Last but not least, it's time to pick those fall veggies, you know the ones that taste better after a light frost, artichokes are one but there are many more.
Other things to do this fall:
plant onions, leeks, shallots and garlic
clean up all fallen debris from your crops, to help curb the spread of disease
spray a dormant oil
dig up or bring in frost sensitive plants
clean and sharpen your tools
plant bulbs
turn your compost pile
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