And I'd reckon it's safe to say that Tennessee is one of the few places where you can find the occasional backyard tomato in October. Which is exactly what happened to me.
I thought our tomatoes had died out, but then I went and looked closely, and on October 18 we had at least 10 green tomatoes.
So of course I used this occasion for some Hipstamatic Garden fun time.
As for everything else, well, the weeds have taken over. I had planted some fall greens – bok choy, Chinese cabbage, kale, spinach... but I only got about one salad out of it because of traveling every weekend and not taking the time to cover the raised beds.
The green beans came and went a little more quickly. Again, when you're out of town on the weekends and working during the week, you just don't find the time to give your poor little fall garden the attention it deserves.
But now my garden is done, with the exception of my aforementioned garlic. Oh well. Now I hibernate until February or March, and enjoy the fruits of my mom's labor – all the tomato juice she put up, the green beans and peppers she froze, and so on... thank goodness.
If I can make friend green tomatoes, then YOU can. :) I saw those pies for Thanksgiving. I know your prowess in the kitchen.
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