Cucumbers on the left, soybeans in the middle, pole beans and bush beans in the foreground.
Again, for the sake of record-keeping, I’ll post the September planting list and harvest update, so I can move on with the October list.
There are two references I’m using, in order:
Collin County Master Gardeners
Dallas Planting Manual, The Dallas Garden Club of the Dallas Woman’s Club
I’ve put an asterisk by the ones I think I’ll be planting.
DPM
cold hardy vegetables
onions (seeds and starts)
CCMG
beets (after 15th)
cabbage* (before 15th)
carrots*
chard, swiss (before 15th)
collards
garlic* (after 15th)
kale
lettuce*
onions*
peas, english (I have found peas difficult in the fall; although if I had been home, I might have done it.)
radish
rutabaga
spinach*
turnip
HARVESTING:
I harvested many pounds of sweet potatoes from the driveway bed at the end of August. This was my first time growing them, and it was a great success. They definitely take up a lot of room, but I love them, so it’s worth it. My husband doesn’t share my enthusiasm, so no need to grow too many. I cured them on the side porch for a couple of weeks, and now they’re in a brown paper bag in our hallway, with the bags of garlic.
The peppers, both sweet and hot, continue to come on strong. I have another round of freezing the sweet peppers ahead of me. I’m confident that we’ll have plenty for the winter and spring. And we have enough dried hot peppers to keep Jan happy, too.
Finally, the okra is still producing happily. It’s such a big, beautiful plant to have in the garden. Just a pleasure, as long as you wear gloves while harvesting. Those fine little hairs stick in my arms and drive me to distraction for the next hour after harvest. However, my neighbor says he kind of likes the feeling, so you may, too. That might explain why he harvested our okra twice while I was gone. We share alike in this neighborhood!
