Gardening Eden

The late fall garden is a bittersweet feast.  It is always a pleasure to skip the endless planting, weeding, fertilizing frenzy of the summer and just harvest the bounty at the end of the season.   Cauliflower, leeks, broccoli, spinach, carrots, beets, Brussels sprouts and kale are still at their peak.  The potatoes, onions and other storage type veggies are in and ready to use.  The only problem is to decide what to cook.  The other problem is the inevitable freeze.  So far, even the galinsoga has survived with some damage.  The hardy crops can take quite a bit more cold weather, but several days of sub-freezing temps will put everything but the kale into a tailspin.  I am hoping to keep things going until the ides of November.  Time will tell.