I said the edible gardens were done for the year, but that’s not quite true…

My tomato plant is pretty much non-existent dried up twigs… but…

But I still came home from Mom’s to see a small, ripe tomato! In NOVEMBER!!!

I have finally picked the last of the raspberries

They, along with the blackberries I picked and froze this summer, are hopefully being turned into jam this weekend (at least this is the plan)

The strawberries have been trying to make the best of the late warmth

But I don’t think it will get the chance to ripen.

I didn’t get any blueberries this year.

But the bushes have the prettiest red leaves in the fall.

And I definitely need to plant a late crop of peas next year.

Because this little accidental vine has produced quite a few peas in the last few weeks. It’s been a nice snack when I’m picking raspberries.

And last…

I thought I’d share an update on the Maypop. It covered the catio fence beautifully and the leaves are now turning a beautiful shade of yellow. In the end, I got five fruit on it – the one pictured is the largest and oldest – and as you can see, it’s nowhere near ripe (it should start to wrinkle when ripe). The chances of me ever getting ripe fruit on these plants are low – but it’s fun to try. And I’m just so thrilled that I got fruit in its first year!

I need to get some heavy mulch on it to protect it for the winter. We are just at the tippy top of it’s possible range – and that’s really only thanks to climate change – so it’s never a given that it will survive the winter.