{"id":12096,"date":"2018-09-30T15:25:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-30T19:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/troutsfarm.com\/latest\/?p=12096"},"modified":"2018-10-03T15:12:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T19:12:37","slug":"2018-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troutsfarmtoo.com\/latest\/2018-september\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTEMBER 2018, ISSUE #208"},"content":{"rendered":"

A three trip month, one for work, one for family, and one for fun. A spooky sight in the garden, end-of-season harvests, and fall planting. A birthday party with music and a birthday on the beach. And a black eye.<\/h4>\n

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THE HONEYSUCKLE FENCE<\/h3>\n

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Just for fun, this is how our front fence line looked when we moved in eight years ago, before we removed the honeysuckle and straightened the fence in August of 2010. If you squint, you can see our house back in there somewhere. We have come a long way with a new roof and elimination of two poplars, a Bradford pear, and some fence line saplings.<\/p>\n

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STRANGER THINGS<\/h3>\n

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We were shocked to see two parasitized hornworms on our sun gold cherry tomato plant one morning. Apparently, a certain type of wasp lays its eggs under the caterpillar’s skin. The whole process is truly horrifying. The paralyzed host becomes food for the eggs, who hatch, crawl through the skin and spin their white cocoons.<\/p>\n

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COOL WEATHER CROP<\/h3>\n

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As the days grew shorter, we went on a shopping trip for fall bedding plants. We planted broccoli and lettuce shown here, and cauliflower, collard greens, and dino kale – 55 starts in all. What you see behind the broccoli is turmeric. That and ginger will be the next crop on our harvest schedule.<\/p>\n

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ONGOING<\/h3>\n

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The peppers are having a great year. Pan-fried Shishitos and Jimmy Nardello’s; roasted Pimento and Sweet Jemison make for great snacking, stews, and freezer fodder. And we are still whacking away at what used to be the Spot garden. This month we got rid of all the rebar stakes that used to hold the landscape timbers in place and half of the pampas grass.<\/p>\n

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PEPPERS AND GARLIC<\/h3>\n

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We like the pattern roasted peppers make on parchment paper. Bob grew beautiful garlic this year and hung it in the garage. When it was cured, Camille cleaned it up and brought it inside.<\/p>\n

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TREE BALLET<\/h3>\n