How does your garden grow?

While a good bit of the country is welcoming winter, here on the Bayou, I am welcoming the fall garden.  Michael and I were out cutting firewood today in preparation of cold weather to come, when I noticed that our yellow squash were blooming.  The bright orange blossoms were a welcome sight as I had no idea if we could pull another planting this late in the season.  When we planted the mustard greens, turnips, carrots and beets, we threw in two rows of squash on a whim.  If an early frost came, we would have just planted the chard in the rows.  Now, however, I am thankful that we opted for those squash!  It will be a delightful treat to have those and some lovely mustard greens on our Thanksgiving table in a few weeks!

We have had to move the main garden plot this year as the over abundance of rabbits on the hillside made it impossible to grow anything.  They would nibble things to the ground as soon as any green started to show in the rows.  Now, the main garden is inside the fenced area and is growing in leaps and bounds.  Here, too, Ms. Ez can guard the plants from any marauding squirrels that like to dig in the fresh dirt.  If something does not change soon about all of those critters, we may just have to expand the fenced area to include more vegetable plots and a few fruit trees.

True, we may not be able to keep these plants from freezing if Mother Nature does not cooperate but it is nice to think that at least a few fresh vegetables may see their way to our table.  Just in case a sudden frost is predicted to hit the Bayou, Michael has already devised a way to protect the tender plants.  Some old windows will be used to "tent" the squash and hopefully ward off the cold.  Fresh yellow squash for Thanksgiving!  Yep, sure sounds good!  It really is good to live on the Bayou!