Take a moment to just breathe and appreciate this perfect rose-pink zinnia I saw in the garden this morning. Isn’t it beautiful?
Okay, let’s dive in.
Kicking off fall a little early, the Broadway Community Market will be set up for the entirety of the Broadway Autumn Festival this Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The market will actually be open an hour earlier than the rest of the festival, so if big crowds aren’t your thing, come out between 8 and 9 a.m. to enjoy some quiet shopping.
I found some lovely orange and green yarn at Gift and Thrift yesterday and have been working up fun little pumpkin bookmarks to add to my table this week. I will also have some other crocheted items I don’t usually bring, as well as fresh veggies from the garden:
- cucamelons
- cucumbers
- jalapenos
- tomatoes
- chard
- garlic
- garlic salt
- dish cloths and scrubbies
- skillet handle covers
- Swiffer covers
- cup cozies
- flower, sprout, and pumpkin bookmarks
The garden grows tired as we near the autumn equinox, so you will notice a transition in vegetable availability over the coming weeks. Just in the last week, the cucumber vines have gone from green and lush to brown and crumbling. I’ve picked a pile of cucumbers for the market on Saturday, but those vines won’t be producing any more fruits. The cucamelons right next to them are still going strong, though! One bed over, the skeletal bean plants are also done for the year, and beyond them, the peppers and tomatoes are slowing down.
The perpetual spinach chard (a mild chard that tastes a bit like spinach) looks great and should continue providing us with fresh greens into the fall. And although it’s difficult to say for sure until I pull them out of the soil, I will likely have some beautiful carrots soon! The onions that have been curing in my attic are finally ready to clean up and bring to market too, so you might see those next week.
See you at the market!