Very sorry for the delay in updating my garden blog, as I have been very busy. I thought when you retired you were not supposed to be this busy 🙂 Wow, can you believe that October is almost here and that the average first fall frost here in Central Indiana is only about 2 1/2 weeks away. Well, the early fall garden is growing great right now. In the first week of August I planted out 18 broccoli plants, 12 kohlrabi plants, 12 cabbage plants, and 6 cauliflower plants. I also planted out 12 lettuce plants. All are now growing really well (see pics below). When these seedlings were planted out, it was very hot and very dry, so I had to make sure that they received plenty of water. The weather has finally turned more favorable over the last few weeks with cooler temperatures and some rain. It is still somewhat dry, so I will have to keep watering these plants as we progress into the fall. I have been harvesting the late planted lettuce over the last few weeks now. The late July seeded carrots are also growing really well now. The July seeded bush green beans will be ready to harvest in a few days. The fantastic tomato harvest is starting to wind down now, with a just a few ripe tomatoes on the plants now. The hot banana peppers and the jalapeno peppers are pushing on their last fruits of the year. The poblano peppers have really started to produce peppers now. I was a little worried about these plants earlier in August. The celery is still growing well and harvest will continue on these plants until the first hard freeze. Happy Fall Gardening!