Last Call for Peppers and Tomatoes

It did not freeze last night like the weather guy predicted, but it will tonight. I assessed my peppers and tomatoes and still had hundreds on the vines, but they are not quite ready.

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Upside down plants in one the sheds. My Risden mushing sled hangs in there, too. Thats my old AZ truck plate.

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I pulled them, shook the dirt from the roots, tied the plants to together and hung them upside down. The green ones should ripen.

Upside down peppers in the greenhouse.

I also dug up the elephant ears. Ill cut the stems close to the roots and will let them dry before storing in a bad full of vermiculite. That will keep them until next year.

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Almost the last crop

 Its supposed to frost tonight, so I picked over 100 peppers from my raised bed (left) and from the big garden. There are still many blossoms so Ill cover with a tarp and hope for the best. My hoops arent large enough to cover the tallest plants so I cant construct a regular cold frame.Here are some of the mild peppers I plan to stuff this weekend.

Another bed of peppers (rt) and butterfly plants in the other bed.

I got a few yellow squashes and zucchini from my garden and the butternut and acorn squashes from the farmers market. Squash will be a major component in my Week of Indigenous Eating.

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