09.30.2024 | Ordinary Monday

A beautiful beginning to this last day of September here in the Carondelet Garden.  The Rock Garden is looking quite amazing this Fall.  The weather has certainly been a bit wild this past weekend.  Today is going to be exceptional with highs in the low 80s after mid 60s this morning.  A great day to garden and walk the Doodle!

We've pondered our successes and failures in the garden this year.  The tomatoes, which were such a bonanza last year, were a bust this year.  The early hail and heavy rains, the inconsistent weather, the extreme heat and my inability to keep things watered were all against a great crop.  The herbs did amazingly well.  The flowers were mostly a hit.  The hostas were healthy but ugly with the holes and gapes from the Spring hailstorm.  Snap peas were a bust.  Eggplants a success. Lettuce did reasonably well as did our potato harvest.  The garlic was, at best, okay.  The sweet onions were a triumph.

All in all, not too bad.  We are in that time of year where everything is winding down a bit as we prepare for Winter.  The garlic will be planted soon.  The Fall lettuce is looking pretty good, as long as I can keep the Doodle Dog from jumping in the beds looking for her ball.  I guess a lot of success in growing anything well is that subtle blend of confidence and intuition.  Add to that a bit of luck!

October is almost here.  How did your garden do?  

Be good and be kind as we bring September to an end.  It's a good day for a good day.  That's all the news from here in the Carondelet Garden.