I love my garden

This is our plot at the community garden. It stretches from the onions through the winter squash back to the tall sunflower. The trellised squash on the right belongs to someone else.

It is manageable in size and at least somewhat secure from munching mammals.

The onions are starting to fall over. I’ll be harvesting those soon and bringing them home to cure.

The big echinacea at left is delightful. To me and to the bees. Small butterflies and a few Japanese beetles have also found the blooms.

The winter squash is mostly leaves and foliage, but a few little squash are visible. I’m honestly not sure what is planted there. Delicata, Blue Hubbard, Red Kuri and something else.

The sunflower is a volunteer. Isn’t it fantastic! It’s not blooming yet. Last year, Sam restored a tall sunflower in a nearby plot that had blown over in a windstorm. I like to think of this one as a thank-you gift.

There are lots of calendula plants, as well as zinnia, cosmos, and black-eyed susan intermingled with the squash, not visible in this photo.

I planted a few more seeds recently. Maybe I’ll get some fall vegetables. Broccoli, collards, and kale. I planted some in the home garden, but they either failed to germinate or got eaten by – maybe a porcupine?

I’ve been visiting the garden more frequently to water during this very dry spell we’re having. It’s such a pleasure.