November started with the tail end of a windstorm.
After thinking the bush peas I planted on August 25th would do nothing, I was surprised to see purple flowers on November 1st.
Saffron at the start of the second week of November.
Second saffron harvest.
Bok Choi is growing.
Orange Swiss Chard.
Kale.
First week of November, the lettuce was growing fine.
The new alpine strawberry plants I grew from seed this year are very late blooming. They will be fine next year and produce.
A last bloom?
I took the photo of this stunning maple tree on the 10th; the windstorm on the 11th stripped it.
The morning of the 11th brought us our first frost, 27 to 29°. Fall finally came.
The 27th. On the 26th, we had a spike, and it was 67°F* out.
The Bok Choi continues to produce flowers, and every day if the sun comes out, no matter the temperature, it is swarmed with bees.
Kale only gets better with each frost. Even with a deep freeze, it usually survives.
In the lawn, on the way to the garden, is a perfect circle. I have decided I have a fairy circle, and I avoid walking in it.
To ward off the less light, my goal has been to consume far more produce.
A bowl of vibrant salad and handmade bread? To me that is how we ward off the chill.
As the month winds down, we went out and trimmed the remaining herb plants that had died back for the season.It seemed fitting to say I’ve closed the garden for the season, on November 30th.
Cold weather is here now, and it’s only going to get colder. There is a chance of snow starting in December. And that is OK.
But am I right, though? 😉
~Sarah