Well, it is that season again in North Carolina: very cold days interspersed with warm days. Yesterday the temperature was in the upper 70's. But a few days before, the night temperature dropped below freezing.
The pepper plants finally died, but I harvested many peppers off of them right before their final day.
At this point, the lettuce is looking lush and the other greens (
tatsoi, kale, collards) are all doing well.
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| Mixed lettuce |
I planted a few cilantro seeds this fall as an experiment. All of the cilantro I plant in the spring bolts really quickly when the temperature warms. But, this fall crop of cilantro is doing well and has shown no signs of bolting!
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| Fall Cilantro |
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Hairy vetch seeds were scattered over a few beds as a green manure a few weeks ago. In our climate, it should overwinter. Here it is now:
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| Hairy vetch cover crop |
And here is a close up of hairy vetch:
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| Hairy vetch cover crop |
And our chickens continue laying eggs for us every day! The golf ball was put in there to 'inspire' the chickens to lay in the nesting box. So far every egg has been laid in the box--they are smart little ladies.
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| Salmon favorelle egg! |
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