Garden Transition

We've reached the point of the year where a walk through the garden is a walk of shame. Yes, those weeds really are that high, despite all vows and promises to be more diligent this year. Ah well. Even a neglected garden can produce an abundance of fresh, delicious food, and if you don't mind plunging into the jungle (or sending your husband), juicy tomatoes and crunchy peppers are still ripe for the picking.

I decided to plant a fall garden this year, something I've never done before. That nice clean spread of dirt above the jungle is now sown with lettuce, kale, swiss chard, mustard greens, turnips, radishes, and soon, hopefully, cabbage plants. Saturday, as a light, gentle, and much needed rain misted down, we planted these seeds, with high hopes of October feasts. I suppose I'm seeking redemption.