Today I’m trying one last row of beans. The first row I had planted this season has now produced its last. The rows that were planted later are still producing.

The plants will be removed and ran through the shredder and added to the compost barrel. Soil prep will be no more than working the area up with a hoe. I’ll sow the seeds, water them in and lightly mulch the row.

They will take 45 to 60 days to be ready to begin harvest. An early frost could prove problematic. Covering the plants in anticipation of a frost may solve that problem though. It will be nice to have fresh beans that late in the season if it all works out. Even if I just get a small crop of them.

I have never started beans this late in the season. I’ll keep you posted on the results.

I’ll see you in the backyard!

I’m now harvesting lettuce out of the garden. It feels nice to begin reaping the rewards of the work.

Tomorrow I’ll put the last seeds in the ground. I left a short row empty for a later planting of green beans. The first sowing is thriving so it’s time for another planting.

I wonder how long it will take me to decide to try and add just one more thing?

I’ve done a couple of new thing this year. I’ve planted some extra zucchini in the pots of compost in the center of my tomato plant groupings. I’ll see if I can get something out of them as well as using them as a way to add nutrients to the tomatoes.

The other thing was plant a hill of cantaloupe inside an open barrel of unfinished compost. The cantaloupe are of a small variety and I think they will stay on the vine as it climbs out of the barrel. We’ll see. I can always support them if need be.

I’ll see you in the backyard!