Pictured above is our "forgotten" Onion harvest. Because I'm not personally a big onion fan, I had pretty much ignored them all winter. This week, I cleared the bed they were in and found these 3. (Do they remind anyone else of the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus or is that just me?) There were likely more, so after we get some good rain this weekend I may go back to check for some more. Back in May, we had planted a dozen 'Stuttgart' Yellow Onions. It was a bit late in the season to be doing so, but the onion sets were given to our community garden by HarvestShare to grow for suporting their food for the hungry programs. I have them curing now on an old screen in my sunroom and will donate them at our next harvest gathering session in a couple weeks.
I'm cutting Dahlias now almost daily. They are so happy now in October's cooler temps. There was a frost alert in the region last night, though I think we are still a few weeks away from it hitting us.
We will soon pull out the last of the Tomatoes and Peppers, but for now they are still producing steadily -- as are the Cowpeas. The Zucchini are flowering, though no fruits are forming, so they will go next.
The Cover Crop seeds are up and so are the seeds for our recently planted Radishes and Lettuce mix. The Cilantro and Cauliflower seedlings are both doing well.
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 14th 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).
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