Fall arrived here in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) in September this year. The average night temperature is hovering around 40f and days are much cooler too (in the 60f range). The cooler temperature was brought on by regular rain, so it is a very pleasant time in the garden. The plants are all greener and I am regularly harvesting from my veggie bed. I am amazed with the dahlias this year, all so profuse and beautiful. Even the dahlias I grew from seeds are huge and flowering beautifully.
I have to call out the awesome carrot harvest I am finally able to get. I sowed the carrot seeds on 5/23 and started harvesting them around mid-September. These are the best carrot harvest I got so far. I think I finally got the timing right. I will have to figure out the time to sow beets/radishes to get the best ones too. I do grow and harvest beets and radishes but I always feel that I don’t get the best crops.
One huge addition to the backyard this year is the pergola. I am so happy we got this put up. One final step of hardscaping the left side of the backyard and I think my vision of a cozy backyard will be complete. The other structural change I got done this month is the front door which I got painted red, I love the door now – what do you all think?
Strangely my lethargy to work in the garden continued in September. While I enjoyed the cooler temperature, the lovely flowers and my harvest, I just couldn’t bring myself to do the regular chores of weeding and cleaning up. I hope I get my energy back in time for planting the bulbs and moving/dividing the perennials.
A brief video capturing the garden scenes in September are in the video below. Enjoy!
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