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Garden Update: What’s Growing in October?

By: Pamela Reed
Posted:10/16/15
Updated:4/25/23

The last few weeks have been confusing for the garden. It started with a windy October throwing tomatoes off their plants and all over the roof, while almost knocking down our pea fence (thankfully it’s secured in about 6 spots).  With the wind came the 40 something degree nights. Then suddenly it had 80 degree days.  Then it was down to 50.  Then it was 75.  And today again, it’s back to wearing a coat.  With the ups and downs the garden doesn’t know whether to stop growing or keep producing. This weekend we’re going to remove the rest of the tomatoes from the plants, even if they’re green. In the next week we’re getting close to freezing at night (it’s already at freezing just 3 hours north of us) so it’s better to be safe than sorry.   The soy bean, peas and beans were already removed last weekend with a nice harvest coming from them.  Next up is the tomatoes and peppers and that pretty much wraps up this seasons garden.  The kale which was planted in early Spring is still kicking it in it’s full glory so we’re going to let that keep growing throughout the Winter and see how it does.  Kale is a pretty hearty plant so maybe it’ll keep growing and I can push aside some snow to pick kale.

Now the garden in pictures…. the ending of the season!

This is the garden on a very very windy day that rained hours before.  Since the fences were really blowing in the wind to scary levels we had to take them down.  Imagine taking down 12 foot tall wire fences in the super wind. Yeah it’s quite a experience. And yes, you and your loved one will get in many arguments.  Also ignore the slight mess, I had a few baskets and bowls there ready to collect our harvest.
Garden October 3 2015

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Tomatoes, even though it’s chilly these monsters are still growing with flowers and green tomatoes ready to turn red.
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Tomatillo plants are near their ending but I still got a few pounds to pick off and make into our favorite salsa verde.
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Bell and jalapeno pepper plants are always warriors and fuss free.  We picked a bunch off and I’m ready to make my last batch of candied jalapenos.  I am obsessed with snacking on them.  We also took a jalapeno plant downstairs to our apartment like we did last year. Hopefully it’ll grow as much as this guy did last year.
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Kale, still growing, will it ever stop?
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The pole beans has hardly any leaves left on the bottom but they are making flowers on the top.   It was time for these plants to come down though. 🙁
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Our green beans grew SO GOOD this year.  Last year we head success with dry beans after years of failing so this year we decided to go wild and grow more.  We couldn’t have been happier.  I’ve been freezing bags of beans and french style beans to enjoy all Winter.  Look at how big these beans grew!
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The raspberry plants are like “see you later gator”.  We have some big raspberry plans for next year… but you’ll have to wait for that!
Garden October 3 2015_15

So that’s the garden right now, what’s still growing in yours? What kind of garden chores are you doing right now?
Stay tuned for a end of the season harvest as well as our end of the year weight totals….!

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  1. Susan says

    October 22, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    Oh my goodness, your tomatoes are amazing! I’m sure mine would have still be growing also had we not had two nights of frosty temps. I did pull in the herbs so they’re still doing great but I sure wish I had more tomatoes! I did pick about a dozen big green ones that are slowing turning red on the window sill in the kitchen.

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    • Pamela says

      October 23, 2015 at 12:11 am

      Glad you were able to get those tomatoes before temperatures dropped too low. Hopefully they’ll be bright red before you know it. We have a few shoe boxes full of green tomatoes in the closet.. I’m waiting anxiously for them to turn!

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  2. A.J. - Cheap Seat Eats says

    October 20, 2015 at 10:46 am

    As far as the containers — we’ve harvested all of the “summer veg” and replaced them with alliums and other mild-winter hardy things. (Mostly garlic, bunch onions, mache, chard, spinach, and carrots.)

    The salad table still has a variety of things — The dill, cilantro, and romaine will die off at some point. The miner’s lettuce, mache, and spinach should overwinter though.

    It’s sort of a relief to be done with the “big harvest” for the year. We suddenly have free time that we didn’t have a few weeks ago.

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    • Pamela says

      October 20, 2015 at 11:56 am

      I totally know what you mean AJ. I’ve spent so many weekends making sauces to last… maybe forever!? hah. I still have one more batch of them… and then that’s it. Bitter sweet! We have some kale that’s going to hopefully last through Winter and we just picked our carrots. Let me know how all your hardy planting does.

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  3. Dee @ The Kitchen Snob says

    October 19, 2015 at 10:45 am

    Hi Pamela! I have a potted red bell pepper plant that has about 6 small to medium sized peppers on it now. I brought it into the garage last night to keep it away from frost and take it back out during the daytime. Do you think there’s still time for them to grow and turn red? Or are they a lost cause?

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    • Pamela says

      October 19, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      Hey Dee, do you need for them to turn red or are you ok with their color now? We bring our jalapeno peppers indoors in the Winter and they grow until Spring. I’ve never tried it with bell peppers but if you have enough sun, I’d say try it! Here’s the link: https://brooklynfarmgirl.com/2015/01/22/the-little-jalapeno-plant-that-could-grow-all-winter-long/

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      • Dee @ The Kitchen Snob says

        October 31, 2015 at 7:03 pm

        I had wanted them to turn red but I’ll just use them green. You’re so lucky you have a good sunny spot to grow jalapenos indoors! We have a sunroom but it’s not heated and gets below freezing if it’s below freezing outdoors. Maybe I should try putting them in a box, haha.

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  4. grace says

    October 19, 2015 at 10:25 am

    our tomato plants are hanging on, and we’re kind of ready for them to cease production. ๐Ÿ™‚ still enjoying peppers and radishes though!

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    • Pamela says

      October 19, 2015 at 4:43 pm

      Love those root veggies! We just picked our carrots this weekend… yum!

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  5. katie says

    October 16, 2015 at 9:49 pm

    I’ve still got jalapeno, eggplant, and chard. My watercress is also alive again – I guess he didn’t like the summer heat!

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    • Pamela says

      October 19, 2015 at 4:43 pm

      I know what you mean, our kale is all like “HEY HEY” now with super growth. It’s like slow down boys.

      Reply

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