Still getting some nice harvests in October.
I made a tomato pie with some of the big tomatoes. The peppers will go for hot sauce and salsa. The Romas will go into some canned salsa. Im not convinced the apples are that good this year. Might make a pie and try to pick out the best ones to grow.
This is tne miniature peach tree that I sheltered from rains last winter. Nice peaches now!
I harvested enough to can a batch.
Then I made a batch of peach jam, too.
I was picking apples and forgot that yellow jackets infest any on the ground.
One stung over my right eye. The other on my neck. I hope no one was watching while I ran away from the apple tree. The swelling should improve in a few days,
I moved the squashes off the lawn and onto the deck where they can cure without getting wet. I also harvested the Costata romanesca squashes - the oblong big green ones. Based on year's result, they keep almost a year in a cool dry space.
I've started saving seeds of the tomato varieties that I like the most. They need to ferment a few days before drying out. These are "Ukraine Purple". I also saved from "Dwarf Golden Champion" and have a few others to save as well. Today I added "Dwarf Clare Valley Red", which is really good, big, productive.
After these ferment a few days, I rinse the seeds and lay them on a paper towel to dry out. Then they go into envelopes to store for next year.
