Now is the time to take a deep breath, evaluate, and take notes.
There’s not much else to do in my garden right now. Nothing is in need of picking. The vegetable beds are pretty weed free, thanks to a thick layer of newspapers and grass clippings. The woodchips could use refreshing, but much of the stuff at the dump has leaves in it that will quickly break down into something that resembles soil for weeds to germinate. That mulching can wait for spring.
Right now I need to take stock of what is working and what is not working.
It’s time to note which tomato varieties are most susceptible to blight so that I can avoid those varieties next year.
It’s time to evaluate the pea production (NOT ENOUGH!) and note other possible pea locations and possible varieties. Yesterday I spent my fifteen minute union approved break with a cup of coffee and some seed catalogs, noting varieties that do well in summer heat for pea possibilities along the garage.
It’s also time to honestly critique my upper beds and how I might best deal with my rabbit problem. Since importing coyotes seems excessive, it may not be a bad idea to thin the surrounding foliage to eliminate bunny hiding places.
All these observations need to go into a notebook so that I may remember them this Winter. In Winter, every spot is sunny, weed-free, and vermin proof. It’s important for me to remember all of the small failures of my gardening year so that I may not repeat them the following season. Written down, used as information for another season, these are not failures. They are valuable learning experiences.
But, only if they are written down! I so need to work on that.
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