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Today I want to share a few of the things that are growing here this November. It’s been a mild fall so far, with warmer and drier than usual conditions. We finally had our first hard freeze this morning, which is about a month later than average. The unusually warm weather we’ve been having has allowed some of the warm season vegetables to go on producing, including the peppers and a few of the eggplant. I also have cool season vegetables planted too, and they are doing well after our recent rains. vegetable garden in November It’s amazing to have peppers still coming on this late in the season, but quite a few of our plants are still producing. And I’ve also gotten a few eggplants, though they are a bit smaller than they might be in summer. Aji Colorado plant Dancer eggplant In late summer a planted a variety of Daikon radishes and turnips. The turnips have done a bit better than the radishes, and I have started pulling them for our use. turnips sizing up Hakurei and ...

Today I want to give a quick tour of the greenhouse to show what’s growing in there in early November. All the summer plants have been cleared out now, and I have started planting crops for fall and winter growing. I’ve also begun the process of bringing in potted herbs to overwinter in there, which will provide us with fresh herbs for much of the winter. Our greenhouse is big enough to give us a good variety of greens and herbs in the cooler months, and it is one of my favorite times since the pace of gardening is much slower in the winter months. greenhouse with landscaping in 2019 I have parsley planted at one end of the beds, and the plants I set out this summer should keep us well supplied until they complete their life cycle and bolt to flower next spring. The tallest plant in the back is Gigante di Napoli, a cold hardy Italian flat leaf variety with large leaves. I also have Cilician and Splendid planted nearby. parsley plants I started the seeds for lettuce and other gr...