Summary
We took down the electric fence that surrounded our garden today and rolled up the wire. We put summer away as well. It seems only yesterday that we looked forward anxiously to spring and warm weather so we could plow the garden. Now the season is turning, slowly but inexorably.
I love the gleaning of the garden before it is all cut down. We salvage a few tomatoes from the drying vines, pick some green peppers that have matured and a few scrappy green beans. It seems the last of the garden is sweeter than the first - perhaps because we know it is the last until next spring.See the full content of this document
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The Memories and Rewards of Gardening
One of our late neighbors, Mrs. Hester Everson, used to take the vegetables that were left after the garden was gone and make a relish that she called "Tail End of the Garden." She would chop the vegetables fine and cover them with a sweet pickle-type vinegar, after which she would can it. It was so good in the winter w...
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