Hurray, Mmario!

powdery mildew is about to finish off the slicing cuke - that plant did not do well from the start. the pickling cuke is slowing down. Having trouble using enough basil to keep it cut back and free of blooms. I still have pesto in the freezer from last year so am not inclined to freeze much of it. We love fresh pesto, but just don't get too excited in the winter about pesto from the freezer. The tomatoes are doing well. I need to fertilize again this weekend. As is par for the course by this time, the bottom leaves are starting to yellow, but the plants are still growing and bearing.

Soon it will be time to pull up the cukes, and probably some of the basil to make room for kale and fall onions. I love those small, white baby turnips, but my son won't eat them, so I don't think I'll bother. I may try some mesclun mix, but it is hard to get a fall crop of lettuce or greens here. Winter is too cold and fall is often too hot.