The wheat & barley have been threshed and winnowed, and seed saved out for next spring; and the potato rows tilled for planting winter wheat next month.
Other than jalapenos, not much in the way of peppers; same for tomatoes, other than ‘yellow pear’.
We do have some nice melons starting to ripen; and got about 8 jars of pickles...so far; more cukes coming. Beans are coming along well, except no Limas yet.
Two days ago, I clipped wings, and put a trio of hens, and a cockerel in the garden; showed them the water, and watched them for a while. When we went out after dinner to get them and take them back to the hen house, they were gone without a trace. late yesterday afternoon, they showed up, to watch me working on the tractor. It was a merry chase that finally ended with all 4 back in the coop.
This morning, we woke up to find cows in the front yard! They had managed to ruin the heavy stirrup of the cyclone-fence gate latch, bending it nearly 90 degrees to get in. Totaled the sunflowers, and smashed down all the iris, and broke 3 of the solar lights along the walk, as well as trampling or eating most of the other flowers. Oh, well; at least they pay the property taxes for us...and it wasn't the garden they wrecked. Most of the plants are perennials, and will come back next year; and the iris were ready to be cut back, as well.
In Oregon, it was deer and a bear that took out the iris a couple of times; and a bear wrecked the chicken yard fence once. Here, it's cows.
Never a dull moment!
Speaking of cows I read last night that the DOT has backed off of the asinine enforcement of the farm equipment operators. Farmers hit their congress critters pretty hard they responded by threatening to tar and feather the regulators. Of course you know they will be back so keep the pressure on...
Well hey- you know how to successfully attract wildlife to your yard. People write books about that- you are just naturally talented. LOL