WEEKEND EVENTS ON STATEN ISLAND (10/1– 10/4/15)
Posted by Joan Coogan on
My vegetable garden did not do as well as in summers past, but my grandson and I were able to harvest some beans (we ate them immediately after picking), a few small tomatoes, a few green peppers, a bunch of hot peppers, four butternut squashes and lettuce. Luckily for us, our neighbors have shared their long green Sri Lankan beans which have also attached itself to my Rose of Sharon so we had plenty to keep our bellies filled. Below is the last of the long green beans and tomatoes. 
Even the figs have been slow to ripen. Now is the time to get your composting sifted and placed on top of your flower and vegetable beds and around your fruit trees. I was told that next year my apples will be perfect if I prep the soil correctly with compost. If you…
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