It’s impressive how much can go awry in the span of a month or two when I leave my garden to its own devices. Rarely does anything good happen. So this August (Seriously? It’s really August?) I’m making that decision consciously and early. I will not leave my garden to molder away in a sad heap until I go to close it up in October!

I planted another round of beans and beets this week. I ordered garlic and shallot bulbs last night. And when I finish my coffee, I’m going to sow my favorite carrots, which can only be grown in the fall as they bolt in the heat of summer. I’m kicking around the idea of putting up a hoophouse over one of my raised beds so I can keep growing well into winter.