Vegetable garden is put to bed for the season. I put down some manure and some peat (don’t tell anyone) and then a bale of straw.
The focus was tomatoes this year and it paid off. Saving a few for seeds for next year.
Sleep tight
Month / November 2025
First snow and wow
First snow of the season and the first significant accumulation (10cm) this year. The earliest in almost 60 years. Crazy. The leaves still on the trees, tomatoes still green. Even dahlias still out – and now dead.
Is it? The last mow
Brilliant day yesterday so I got out the mower and gave the front yards a close cut. Looks great. It was also a chance to mow over some of the leaves. Maybe half of the tree has shedded its foliage. Tomato plants and dahlias still don’t show signs of frost damage. Crazy season.
But the big joy has been the gem corn. The ears didn’t fill out completely. The colours are amazing. I’m going to try popping some once they have dried out. Definitely musing about planting some next year.
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