Our Fall Garden Grows

Buttercup and LuLu Bell

As crisp air greets every morning I know it is time to start the winter garden in succession. This means constant seedlings and plantings to maintain a constant supply of tender baby greens. Now is the time for spicy arugula, red and green lettuce, curly kale, red cabbage, and chioggia beets. I love the rich dark greens and reds of winter produce contrasted by the bright yellows, oranges, and reds of deciduous leaves giving all they can back to their host tree. As these leaves make their way down to the earth Ginger, LuLu and Butters snatch them up and down the hatch they go. The girls eat anything their eyes fall on to build up their fat and winter coat. Fur is shaggy and faces are fatter as the temperature begins to drop. We are all getting ready for the season about to come.