September Garden

After a few weeks off, the roses are back!

The basil has been fabulous in spaghetti sauce and salad!

If only my gardening pal were here to eat the new berry-berries!

Red celebrity tomatoes, with plenty of green still to ripen!

Raspberries! There were more, but I confess, I ate them!

Jalepeno peppers--awesome in salsa!

The zucchini is looking a little worse for the wear, but still producing. After being in McCall last week for 6 days, we came home to 6 arm-sized zucchini. But I found good homes for them all!

Butternut squash--not quite ready, but close!

Victoria grape tomatoes--perfect for popping in your mouth!

Grapes are close, too. They look great on one side, but the other is still green. A few more weeks ought to do it!

The zinnia are as tall, or taller than I am!

The new white peach tree had a single peach on it. We picked it tonight and ate it--it was delicious!
I also still have some green beans, but by September, they're not a pretty picture!

September is always a bittersweet month in the garden. In some ways, I'm ready for it to be over so I can move inside to other projects, like quiltmaking. In other ways, it's tough. I won't have another decent tomato til next July. No more fresh green beans or zucchini! But it's not over til the frost hits, or at least til I forget to cover everything one night. It's been a great gardening year!