The demise of my favorites

We had such a bad garden this year and everything just went flop right away so we just stopped trying and the grass took over. We started mowing the area again. Some of the plants that did actually do ok were onions and broccoli. We picked all of the onions and we threw the broccoli plants into the compost. Most of the time I do put my plants into the compost unless there is something wrong with them. I do not want to spread any type of disease they might possibly have. I have a great compost pile going though and I have a duck what gives us plenty of poop and duck poop soup. We got her one of those kiddie pools this summer and when we change out the water we put it around our grape vines, the garden and potted plants as well as the compost pile. We are tackling that job again tomorrow. She dirties a pool quickly! The advantage of duck poop soup is worth it!

I don't know what to do with mine, I usually just leave them where they are and the frost and snow take care of them. Then I can turn them back into the soil in the spring.

We don't have a garden so we don't have to pull up or remove plants. My plants are all in pots and if the weather is going to be too cold we water them then cover them with a sheet or bring them indoors. We do not have compost here either and we can not burn things here or we would be in big time trouble.

Hello Grandpa Bob. You are an expert in farming work. I can tell from all the sentences listed above. I wish that I could also have a plot of land to do some farming. That must be a very good experience. I wish you a harvest crop of plants or food every year, Bob.

Composting is good for the soil and the microorganisms of the soil. I have started to get rid of a whole bunch of bananas and turning them into mulch for a field of corn that my brother had me plant. That will clear a good-sized area which I will turn into a grazing area for goats. I have a friend who has turned a corner of his apartment into a compost area. The place is cemented and he just dumps all table scraps and garbage into the pile. The worms came out of nowhere and colonized his little corner which I dubbed "the compost corner".

Hi GRANDPA BOB, I only had tomatoes and theyy have long gone, my garden is full of herb plants and they are evergreen and I have rose bushes also jasmine creeping up ove the arch meeting with my climbing rose tree and its nearly time for pruning the rose bushes down. Athe moment it raining and very windy outside. Tamara

Well, we do not live in an area where we can grow a Garden, and I really do miss growing one. We live in a Condo so this is one thing we really do not have to worry about, but I do have friends I know who do their own Compost pile as well and say it really works for them as well.

i have not yet pulled the plants, but probably need to, except for those in pots, as they seem to be doing well. I do put things in the compost, and have a perpetual compost pile. I am not really ready for winter, but I sure am enjoying the moderate temperatures.

We took out the rest of our garden last week also. Our tomato plants had blooms but we have had some cold weather come in. I now am ripening the green ones out on my deck rail and I have some in my window sills also to ripen. We threw away the plants.

ahh - but burnning season starts soon! soon you will be out with your bonfires again!

I have five egg plants coming on by egg plant bushes and loads or bell peppers. I know late in the season. I do not compost, I do not have a composter and I do not have space for a pit. We cannot burn in the city. We have to put yard waste in our green bin for recycling. The city takes it and makes compost out of it.

Hi Bob How are u well, they serve their purpose, they supply u wil lot of fruit and pickle. and see still they are useful and Bio fertilizers keep it up. well we dont burn them nor use as feed as have no space for it, they go with the garbage Take care

hiGrandpa Bob sure wish I had had a garden, and guess I wont where we are moving to,as its also an apartment too. I do so miss not having any place to garden and raise stuff. well maybe in the new place I might try some pot gardening. You just cannot take the farm girl out of the old city lady no matter what.

Brr it is that time of year unfortunately! Amazingly some of the flowers in our yard have made their one last stand. They are absolutely beautiful. I'm sure going to miss them during the cold winter. Thankfully we live in a community that has a gardener for us. I'm pretty sure they don't burn them. Thanks for posting and happy mylotting.

I'm about done too. I have some tomatoes that are orange that I'll probably pick and bring in, but since it's been in the 40s at night and not going to get above 50 any night that I can see, I think it's time. I'll probably just pull everything out and toss it into the woods next door. There is really no place for me to compost any of it, and I can't really work it into the soil where it is. I might chop up some smaller plants, but the 6 ft tomato plants with thick stalks would be a bit much to keep in that small space. There is one lone cucumber still growing. I don't know if he'll survive with the cooler temps or not.