Thursday, October 2, 2025

 Oops, looks like I forgot to post last week after we returned from a short vacation to the Okanagan!


The good news with the extended fall has been that the squash and melon plants now have a chance at getting some mature fruit off!


I've also harvested about 75% of the potatoes. I'm letting some plants go a little longer this year in hope of extending the shelf life of the stored potatoes. The picture below is about 25% of the total take this year.


Jenn and Cajun helped me harvest the second half of our second apple tree.


These are a slightly more tart baking apple.


The result was a lot of apples!


The big ones I reserved for baking. The smaller ones all got sauced.



We ended up with close to 20 litres of apple sauce and a few pints of apple butter.


I also harvested the grapes to make a small batch of jelly with later on. These are currently in the freezer.


In anticipation of the last haul of veggies needing to be frozen, I have started thawing and jamming the gallons of raspberries this summer.


I managed to get two gallons finished (maybe 6 litres of finished jam) before I got bored. I will try to do something similar next week.


It looks like we'll be getting a frost this weekend so I am harvesting the more vulnerable crops. I have also been moving dirt around to install three more raised beds in the warm, sunny spot by the garage. Hopefully, I will have this done by next week!

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