October was a good month for pears! I could have harvested nearly 70 lbs of pears if I had been diligent; but I was not able to harvest but maybe 16 lbs of pears.
I wish I could have preserved them all, but ultimately they rotted quick and I cannot always get to my food forest property.
At the moment, I have some potted plants in my apartment garden. I'm growing lettuce, cilantro, kale and radish in pots. I take some clippings as needed.
And of course we cannot forget about persimmons this time of year. They are harvested after a frost, usually the first or second frost of the season. Here, I have picked a handful to munch on--or should I say suck on. These are the old fashioned persimmons that can be grown in zone 6, so they are quite small but the seeds are large. When you eat these, you kind of have to suck around the seeds to get the most out of the fruit. This particular variety I have in my hand taste like an orancy icy--that's the best way I can describe it.
I have also been cleaning up my tropical indoor plants. They are adjusting to the Fall weather and changes. I have been dusting them, adding soil, watering sparingly, and making sure they are pruned/cleaned up.
My christmas cacti are blooming this time of year as well.
During this season, I tend to be allured by the Fall garden, colors and decor. It is sad to see plants die, but I like the festivities. For Halloween, I dressed up at my different jobs and snapped a photo of myself as a farmer zombie and a crazy cat lady. And I also snapped a photo of a cool Halloween decoration I came across; and myself (my head) with zombies at Wicked World scaregrounds.
And once you have hit one holiday, we're into the next...I started making crafts for decembers holidays. Here, the family and I made winter gnomes.
