This is the first year that I have attempted a fall garden. Here are a few things I’ve observed so far:

1. Things grow a lot slower

2. There are not as many bugs

3. There are a lot less weeds

To start, I planted several cabbages, brussels sprouts, carrots, kalettes, and garlic.

Cabbage

Carrots

Brussels Sprouts

Garlic

Kalettes

I started everything from seeds on my screen porch and transplanted them, except the carrots and garlic which were direct sewn. I had some issues with rain (again) like I did in my summer garden because our backyard is bad about flooding. Therefore, I lost some carrots and radishes early on that I tried planting earlier.

Let’s talk garlic! I planted about 40 cloves of garlic. The disadvantage of planting garlic is waiting to harvest it. It takes nine months. Nine whole months! Long enough to grow a human baby in your womb! I thought I would struggle with having a section of my limited amount of garden space occupied for that long, but I also just really love garlic. We use it so much in cooking…it will be worth it!

Fall is most known for being a time to enjoy the harvest. So this week, I was able to pick these lemons from my lemon tree! I plan to freeze the lemon juice in ice trays for using throughout the year. I also have a few more uses for lemons saved on Pinterest (where else?) but we’ll see if I ever get around to making those.

Although my vegetable plants are still small, they look healthy. So far, I’m a fan of fall gardens and how they require a lot less maintenance!

Do you have a garden? Let me know in the comments.