This morning the thermometer read 36 degrees. Not freezing yet, but the deck plants are shivering. Yesterday I harvested lots of nasturtium seeds–green knobby things. SOMEONE, however is eating the nasties. Is it bigger than a bread box? Smaller than a coffee mug?
It’s okay that the what-evers are eating the nasturtiums, since we will clean off the deck very soon. But the THING knocked our aloe plant onto the ground. I hope the plant fought back with its spears.
Meanwhile, my second-year pampered “pet” pepper plant spent the summer outdoors. It produced around 10 peppers this summer. I brought it indoors a couple of weeks ago because it does not like the cold.
Two of its three bell peppers are turning red.
As you may have gathered, I didn’t inherit my maternal grandfather’s farmer genes. I’d rather grow geraniums than tomatoes. But when I do succeed with a vegetable, I’m wildly ecstatic, for I know it was the plant’s will to live and had little to do with me. I wonder if this pepper plant will survive a second winter indoors.
I liked this very much, Maria. The weather is changing. Good job on your garden in the high place! Very nice pictures. Thanks for the Clark’s nutckracker pictures too. It’s cooling off!