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Drought Lessens, First Widespread Frost

Rain has finally arrived in the garden Nearly 1.5 inches of rain fell last week, which helped with the abnormally dry soil conditions. Cooler temperatures also arrived with the rain and widespread frost was observed the last three mornings in the garden. In anticipation of the frost, I covered the two carrot plots with [...]

Fall Broccoli Harvest, Drought Continues

I harvested the first fall broccoli heads a few days ago. They were a little smaller than normal, probably due to the abnormally hot conditions. Indianapolis had the hottest temperature every recorded in October of 91 degrees on October 8th. My cool season vegetables are struggling a bit due to the heat. [...]