The garden is still producing

Garden in August
United States
October 2, 2015 8:22am CST
Our little 8 x 16 raised bed is still producing - we are down to lettuce and Swiss chard. We love garden lettuce and usually have salads with dinner every day. We will have it until the first frost hits so we'll enjoy every green leaf of it! Swiss chard needs to be picked, cooked and put in the freezer. We just put two packs of it in the freezer. Everything we put in the freezer is in vacuum sealer bags that way we know it will last. We don't plan a 'cover crop' so we will just turn the dirt over and say goodbye to it when the time comes. Next spring we plan to freshen it up with some fresh mushroom mulch. The photo was taken in August - it's too sad looking now to take a photo of it!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
2 Oct 15
I was going to tell that it is incredible how green it stills looks... well now I understand.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Oct 15
What's left is still green but only two veggies LOL
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502190)
• Italy
2 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill I still have some tomatoes, but now it's time to plant the spinach and cabbages.
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Catherine
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
2 Oct 15
My sister attempted to plant tomatoes last year, this year we should see something with spring, but it is not looking too good. Great that you have been able to enjoy eating lettuce from your own garden.
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Marlina
@marlina (154103)
• Canada
2 Oct 15
That little garden looked pretty healthy then.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
2 Oct 15
Yes it was, and that was in the August heat.
Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
3 Oct 15
ok i get the edges, does it have a bottom? how is it built?
crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
2 Oct 15
i've still a few maters in various stages, need to go pick some peppers 's well. e'en noticed that since the grasshoppers 're less i've a few lil strawberries 'n've great hopes they mature 'fore a frost hits. always put compost in the garden 'n work it in to winter o'er.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct 15
We have chard too, and perpetual spinach. The chard isn't as good as it was after the chickens escaped and ate it!
AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Oct 15
Glad we don't have chickens! Do you like chard or spinach the best?
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
7 Oct 15
@Fleura We have the colored ones also and to my taste chard has more flavor...it hold up better when cooked. We never tried growing spinach maybe we should try it next year.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34927)
• United Kingdom
7 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill I like spinach best, I think chard has a rather 'muddy' sort of flavour. I have the multi-coloured type though and it does look cheerful!