Fenton Friday: Basil Bye-Bye

Mild temps continued this week (an unheard of 83 degrees F on Halloween!) and the Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Brussels Sprouts are still growing well.

We have had NO rain for a whole month now! I hand-water all the seedlings plus Brassicas about every other day. However, now our cistern is empty and we can no longer fill it due to turning in our water meter for the winter. I pray we get real rain soon.

We thinned the seedlings for Radish 'Cherry Belle'. The seeds of the  Radish 'Round Black Spanish' and the Carrots we planted at the same time are still not up.

We pulled out the Peppers, Zucchini, and Eggplant. I also yanked out the last of the Basil (pictured above) and made pesto.

I ended up hacking back several branches of the thornless Blackberries even though it is still producing flowers and berries. It is likely the exact wrong time to do so, but the rampant growth was encroaching on the nearby pathways.

I have yet to cut back the Asparagus as it is still fully green. When it starts to turn yellow, I'll trim it all off.

The pods on the Cotton plants are starting pop open -- I'll likely cut those to hang and dry in a protected space.

The Dahlias, Cosmos, and Zinnias are still pumping out tons of flowers. I won't pull those out until a real frost/freeze hits them. I gather a nice bouquet from them every few days. 

Normally, I'd be planting Garlic already, but think I'll do so next week.

What are you growing in your edible garden this week?

About Fenton Friday: Every Friday during the growing season, I'll be giving you an update on my community garden plot at the Fenton Street Community Garden just across the street from my house in zone 7 Mid-Atlantic MD/DC border. I'm plot #16. It is a 10 ft x 20 ft space and this is our 13th year in the garden. (It opened in May 2011.) See past posts about our edible garden by putting "Fenton" into the Search box above (at the top, left on this blog).