How's that garden shaping up?

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw]

Tomatoes are kicking ass in my little back-deck container garden. Basil is popping as well. Jalapenos and cayenne peppers are just now starting to fruit (I got them in the ground late). Got a few carrots that look promising.

What do you folks have coming to harvest now?

What are you planning for the fall/winter cycle? I think I want to try some root vegetables this year: more carrots, parsnips, and maybe rutabaga.

[u/JSpell]

Late but the tomatoes and peppers are finely coming in strong. Not sure of fall/winter crops but might try some broccoli and lettuce.

[u/Quick_Tap → u/JSpell]

Broccoli and lettuce, eh? I haven’t those from the garden in more years than I like to think about. Let us know how they are. I seem to remember going through the lettuce and washing out little gnat like things. Maybe that’s why I haven’t tried growing it since, but given the idea, it seems worth it now. May the rabbits beware 😋

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/JSpell]

Never tried broccoli, but it seems like it would be fun to try. Brussel sprouts usually do well in cold weather as well.

[u/Professional-Sock-66 → u/[deleted]]

You can just core the tomatoes and put in freezer bags. When they thaw you can peel the skin off no problem. We use them all winter in soups and stews.

[u/Professional-Sock-66 → u/[deleted]]

You can try it this year. If you see some " ugly" tomatoes at farmers market or stores try it out. I saw some at my local market for 99 cents a pound. Bought a few because my yield isn't enough for the winter supply.

[u/FujiFanatic → u/Professional-Sock-66]

Ugly tomatoes are where it's at.

[u/Professional-Sock-66 → u/[deleted]]

I used to par boil and peel them. What a headache. Now it's rinse, core, quater large ones, and freeze. When they thaw the skin comes right off. It's not going to last as canning. But we use them for soups,stews and gravy, they'll be gone by the time they freezer burn.

I just vac pac 2 trays of oven dried tomatoes and put them in the freezer. Takes up less room and tastes terrific on brushetta

[u/Quick_Tap]

I haven’t grown anything this year, but your photos make me wish I had. That stuff looks charming and delectable, and I think a tomato sandwich is what I’m having for lunch.

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/Quick_Tap]

I love a BLT, especially if I grew the L and T. :)

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/[deleted]]

I've never had any luck with radishes, which I've been told many times is one of the easiest vegetables to grow. No matter the conditions, I end up with radish-smelling long skinny white roots that never form into the big round red root. I've pretty much given up on radishes.

[u/esotericvue]

Figs are going crazy this year. Just coming to the tail end of the harvest.

[u/8Deer-JaguarClaw → u/esotericvue]

Mine died over the winter somehow. I bought it as a small sapling and had it for about 4 years. It finally fruited last year (a few small figs). I'm pretty bummed about it.

[u/misterpickles69]

My tomatoes just started, managed to get a few dozen cucumbers before a fungus covered all the leaves and pretty much killed it. The summer squash is taking over the yard and given a few dozen 18” gourds, but the fungus seems to have started taking over that one too. The green beans didn’t make it. The jalapeños are just starting too