09.27.2023 | Ordinary Wednesday

It's a cloudy, wet morning here in the Carondelet Garden.  We had several storms roll through South Saint Louis last night and into the early morning.  Several inches of rain fell, and the garden appreciated the moisture.  It's been a bit dry.  While we would have preferred a nice soaking rain and not thunderstorms, beggars cannot be choosers!

Red Clover, Red Clover it's growing all over!  The raised beds have been put to sleep for the winter with their covering of green manure.  This year we've used Red Clover to help put some more nitrogen back into the soil especially in the tomato beds.  We'll work in fresh compost in late Winter before the Spring planting season begins again.

I love Fall.  It's the perfect name for this season as the leaves begin their annual fashion show and begin to fall onto the ground providing all sorts of nutrients and leaf mould for us gardeners.  Leaves are so beneficial to the garden and to the little critters who live there.  The circle of life continues here in the Carondelet Garden this Autumn!

One of the best lessons I've learned as a gardener is to know and simply go with the seasons.  Do not fight them.  You will lose.  It's not always convenient, so we learn to be flexible and measure the seasons by our own gardens.  A good lesson in life and gardening.  

A meditative start to the day here in the Garden.  The clouds are hanging around and it's quiet in the neighborhood.  The music is playing softly in the background and coffee is brewing in the kitchen.  It's a good way to start the day.  Be good to yourself and kind as well.  The world needs all the kindness it can find right now!  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.