This exorbitant amount of habanero peppers marks the end of hot pepper season in the garden. We have pulled all hot pepper plants.

September is rapidly winding down. This is a season of change in the garden. It seems like the sunny and dry days might last forever, but we know that they are fleeting.

You can feel it in the air – the seasons are changing. However, we still have an abundance of late summer flowers and produce.

Can you spot our resident praying mantis? We found egg sacs when we were pruning in the winter, so it was nice to see that at least one made it to adulthood.

The life cycle continues for our showy milkweed. The fluffiness is packed inside the seed pods.

It’s the time of abundance in the garden. We have plenty of squash blossoms which we could harvest, if you are interested. 

This year, we planted most of the gem marigolds in one growing bed. Not only does it look amazing, but it’s also easier to harvest.

It is time to start making pickles! The cucumbers are in a race against time to produce as many seeds as possible before winter arrives.

We planted a cover crop of phacelia and buckwheat where we will plant the fall vegetables next month. It is keeping all of the bees really happy.

All of the summer flowers are keeping the bees, butterflies and hummingbirds fed. And the June weather allowed us to harvest some honey this week.