Well, Fall is upon us.  It is nice to have cooler weather although this summer wasn’t all that bad (humid and hot-wise).  It was hot but then it would be cool the next day.  Lots of days of surprise rain.  It was an unusual summer.  But seeing as though I am from Colorado, I like weather like that!

However, due to this fluctuating weather my genki vegetables (eggplant and tomatoes) didn’t last quite as long as I thought they would.  This weird weather caused their color to fade and their texture to get worse.  So around the beginning of September, my tomatoes and eggplants were finished.

The green onions that I planted didn’t really grow very big.  It could have been due to lack of care… I was busy during August.  However, when you ate them they had a very strong green onion taste.  That was pretty cool.  Talking about another strong flavored plant that I grew was basil.  I LOVE growing basil.  It is so much more flavorful than the store bought version.

Last but not least was our red peppers.  These were super funny to grow and watch sprout up – first green, then red.  They are pretty spicy as well!

I recently walked past a local kindergarten and they just cultivated their garden and put in some new tomato plants (at least, I think that’s what they were!).  I wonder what will be next for me…?

そのせいか、最初の頃元気だった庭の野菜たちも少し色が悪くなったり、小さかったりと元気がない。

トマトとナスはそろそろ終わりかな？トウガラシは緑や赤の実を付け始めて、そろそろ収穫。

ネギはちょっと育ちが悪いが、ちょっと食べてみたらちゃんとネギの味がした。

当たり前の事だけど、やっぱりうれしい。

そろそろ秋から植える野菜の準備。今度は何にしようか？