Today we cut the cornstalks out of the raised beds and I made some corn shocks so I could continue to enjoy them.
It is Autumn weather here now. One of those days where it is bright and sunny one minute and then dramatically stormy looking the next. The key to keeping a shock of corn standing on a blustery day like today is to drive a T-post or place a shepherd's hook in the middle and tie the stalks around it with garden twine.
I have begun cutting the pumpkin vines and bringing out the pumpkins that have cured.
I still have three similar pumpkins in the garden in the process of turning orange on the vine.
I have also brought out some of my ornamental pepper plants that I grew from seed specifically to bring out in the autumn.
This Black Pearl pepper plant is very dramatic with its deep purple leaves contrasting with the bright green new growth.
It has very shiny black peppers on it that will ripen to bright red.
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| Black Pearl |
I have kept the pepper plants in the garden or on the potting bench where I can enjoy them each day.
I grew three varieties in total.
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| Hot Pops |
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| Acapulco |
The Dahlia beds are looking nice.
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