Ratatouille

Guess what we're having for dinner!

Basil

It may not look much different, but it is much better.  Now I can actually walk (well, wiggle) into the aisle between the tomatoes and the sweet potatoes.

End of the Melons

The melons are finally winding down, thank goodness.  We've gotten pretty tired of them.  There are still three in the refrigerator, and six in the bed.  I've given them away to everyone I know, including the FedEx guy.  But now I've cleaned out most of the vines, leaving only the few that have an unripe melon.

I plan to sow lots of lettuce for winter salads.

Now for my next project.  I'm going to pull out all the basil on this side of the tomato bed. It grew beautifully, but with the sweet potatoes and squash in the bed beside it, The path is impossible to get through.  I think I'll make lots of pesto to freeze.

Pizza Night

The aubergines are nearly finished, so I decided to make an aubergine and cherry tomato pizza.  I broiled the aubergines with a little olive oil, then added halved cherry tomatoes and garlic and broiled it all some more.  The result was yummy.

Green Monster Tamed

Yesterday afternoon we had a serious thunderstorm.  By the end of it the green monster had met its match.  The top part flopped down and is now blocking one of the paths.  Maybe it's time to take it all down. It was fun trying the bamboo tepee, but it really didn't work all that well.  The beans overpowered it.  Next year it's back to the netting.

Moving On

I guess it's like falling off a horse and getting back on.  Today I planted the old potato bed with a double row of spinach, a row of kale, a row of chard, and a row of tatsoi.  If my timing is right, we'll have lots of greens all winter.  I feel better already.

Green Monster

The green beans are taking over the world.  Even though I've cut this thing back, it still looks like a monster, lurching toward the house.

Update:

It has occurred to me that this photo does not really show how tall the monster is.  Here's a better  one.