The fall garden has produced very well this year, probably exceeding all past fall gardens that I have grown. The weather has played a big part in this success. After the cool wet October, the weather for the first 3 weeks of November has been warmer and relatively dry. The garden has experienced several light freezes, but there has not yet been what I would call a hard freeze. The broccoli plants have produced more side shoots than any other fall crop that I can remember. The cauliflower plants have produced very large heads, most in the neighborhood of 3 pounds. I plan on harvesting the last few remaining cauliflower heads within the next week. Harvesting also continues on the cabbage. A nice bit of lettuce was harvested about one week ago, and the last two remaining celery plants were also harvested. The warmer than normal weather has allowed the brussels sprouts to fully mature. A few of the plant have really large sprouts developing on them. Brussels sprouts harvesting will begin today. They should make a nice addition to the Thanksgiving Day meal. With any luck, I should be enjoying fresh garden produce well into December.
I would like to wish everybody a safe and happy Thanksgiving Holiday!