This year's mailbox flowers were State Fair Zinnias--big, colorful blooms on sturdy stems. Minnesotans have joked how summer came before spring this year. This weather did crazy things to our growing schedule. It was perfect weather for peppers, and I have freezer bags full of them. And I gave away just as many. However, it was not so good for broccoli and spinach. Both bolted before I could harvest them. Maybe I just had bad guesses on when to plant. Yet I had excellent luck on other plants like basil, green beans, and carrots. Our cooler weather has arrived and my plants won't survive this next frost/freeze, so I'm sad to see my plants go. Normally I keep growing lettuce under a cover until there's too much snow, but we had a very hot day which caused my fall lettuce to go bitter. The gardens are going to sleep until spring. Oh, and it was a good year for my pumpkins. Yum!
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