Square Foot Gardening — Week 15

Our backyard project is now complete and I finally was able to put my compost bin back in its place. Along with that, I bought a new bin to start the Fall/Winter compost in time for next Spring. I had a handful of buckets with compost material out in the yard, and when I poured those into the second bin, they smelled attrociously bad. Since then they’ve been in the compost bin for a few days and thankfully the smell is gone. Anaerobic decomposition is a really nasty thing.

On the gardening front, I gave the radishes another week to grow and they’re looking good. I will harvest those any day now. The carrots are coming along nicely thickening stems.

We thinned out the tomato vine to ensure that the remaining tomatoes get what little sun is left this season. I did the same to a less dramatic extent with the eggplants and peppers, hoping to get one last harvest before it turns cold. The rest of crops (all cool weather) are doing well with the current fall temperatures. Hoping for a good fall harvest.

Box 1

Tomatoes

Box 2

Eggplants and bell peppers

Box 3

Brussels sprouts and spinach

Box 4

Beets and cabbage

Box 5

Broccoli, cauliflower, basil, artichoke and cowpeas