Dear Garden Journal,
Every morning I go out to check on the changing colors of the trees. Those leaves are the highlight of the season against the sunny blue sky! Yesterday I spent a few hours in the morning, then later in the afternoon doing a smattering of tasks around my front yard. I started and ended the work sessions by gazing at the leaves from the Japanese maple in the side yard, so beautiful!!
The downside of fall is that so many mornings I find more plants that have frozen to death or lost their leaves overnight. Other plants are due for harvesting like this pot of turmeric plants.
Their leaves had turned yellow but were still alive. The roots,however, seemed super vibrant! It will only get colder and, without a green house, I don't think the roots will survive much longer, so I harvested them!
Luckily, the afternoon turned out to be quite sunny and I let my house plants take in a couple of hours of filtered sun. This is the first year I have really had house plants. Previously indoor plants failed to thrive due to the lack of natural light inside the house.
I must admit it does get old living in a dark & cold house. The surrounding forest, however, more than makes up for the dim indoor setting. Here in the maple from afar. You can see how different parts of the tree have green leaves, some yellow, and some orange.
Happy fall and happy gardening everyone!
