Pumpkins, peppers, grapes, beans

The frost arrived on October 1 so we had a busy weekend of harvesting! The pumpkin crop was impressive this year and most have been distributed up and down the street.

The bigger ones ranged from 50 to 90 pounds.

Jess had to help me lift this one up so I could carry it!

On the other end of the spectrum, we got one tiny bunch of grapes!

The tomatoes went hard to the end, with insanely thick stems. We gave away flats and flats and still have window sills full. I'm going to sauce a bunch and then try to dehydrate the sauce.

I had to call out the reinforcements for the final push on the scarlet runner beans. I am still shucking and drying them.

We had a good year for peppers in the raised bed. This is about half the crop. I put a bunch on the dehydrator.

We also had a few good sun flowers that the birds have been at.

The next few weeks are about cleaning up the beds and putting things away for the winter. The garlic is in. We still have a few carrots, beets, and potatoes to dig. And the jamming season hasn't started! But whew!