I'm getting a jump on posting my November garden notes, because I want to
clear my blogging calendar for my holiday series. It's 10 parts, which will
take about a month, starting next week. I'll be updating this post as the
weather and other garden events require.
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| My early November view from the goat barn. |
Rainfall
- 8th: 0.12"
- Total so far: 0.12 inches
Temperature
- range of nighttime lows: 25 to 58°F (-4 to 14.4°C)
- range of daytime highs: 42 to 77°F (5.5 to 25°C)
First freeze: Nov. 11
- Outside: 25°F (-4°C)
- Greenhouse: 32°F (0°C)
Weather Notes
- We skipped first frost this year and when right to first freeze. There had been scattered frost in the neighborhood, but somehow it missed our garden.
- We could use some rain, but with cooler temperatures at least the ground doesn't dry out as quickly as it does in summer.
Harvested
- lettuce
- kale
- cherry tomatoes
- Jerusalem artichokes
- red raspberries
- parsley
- oregano
- sweet potatoes
- green beans
- turnips
- collards
Transplanted
- lettuce
- kale
- broccoli
- aloe vera
Garden notes
- I got the last of everything harvested before the freeze
- Garden chores now consist of finishing bed cleanup and mulching each.
- After I get the beds mulched, I'll start working on the aisles between the beds.
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| Raking and hauling leaves to the garden for mulch is an almost daily chore. |
More Photos
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| Jerusalem artichokes |
The sunchokes were from a volunteer plant in a greenhouse container. Somehow
it survived the hot summer temps in the greenhouse and I think I only
watered it once out of pity. When I emptied out the pot for winter planting,
it was loaded with the chokes you see above.
Here's how the greenhouse looks at present -
This year's greenhouse experiment is peas. These are the edible pod peas we
like so well.
When I harvested the sweet potatoes, I decided to try digging up and potting
my bell pepper plants. I tried this several years ago but those didn't make
it. Maybe they'll do better in the greenhouse.
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| 4 potted bell pepper plants |
I also dug up one nicely sprouting sweet potato. So it went into a pot as
well.
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| Struggling sweet potato. I may have to move it indoors when it gets really cold. |
The other thing I did before the freeze was to cut off a bunch of cherry
tomato vines. These were set on the table in the carport. The leaves are
drying out but the tomatoes continue to ripen, so we're still eating fresh
cherry tomatoes even though the rest of the garden is done.
The weather has been lovely so I spend part of each afternoon working in the
garden. With sunny mild days in the upcoming forecast, I should get a lot done.
How about you? Anyone growing a fall garden? Anyone got a greenhouse?
Garden Notes: November 2025 © Nov. 2025
5 comments:
I too tried saving “springs” of green cherry tomatoes. I might not have saved enough of the associated foliage. There hasn’t been much ripening but then again there hasn’t been any rotting either. 👍
I finally went down to the farm and got the remains of our old cattle panel trellis and brought it to our garden and set it up for next year. But other than dreams, nothing is growing here.
We have kept pepper and tomato plants over winter inside our house. While we have successfully kept them that way all winter long and got the occasional fruit from them, we have never been able to keep them and get measurable quantities of produce from them. Likewise, we have never been able to put them out in the spring and get anything measurable from them. I've always chalked it up to a lack of heat and sunshine inside our house so perhaps your greenhouse will do better. I'll be interested to see your results.
Katie, I have no idea how much of the vine needs to be saved, so I cut them as close to the ground as I could. This was pretty much an experiment. So far so good, and I'll continue to do it in the future.
Ed that cattle panel trellis will come in handy. I guess it's pretty barren on the farm now.
You aren't trying anything in your greenhouse? I know yours would get colder than ours, but I'd still be tempted to try some of the winter hardy veggies.
I'm hoping our pepper plants make it! I'd be happy with even only an occasional pepper. The greenhouse will likely get too cold, though, if we get down to the single digits.
Looks like your garden will be quite successful. I want a greenhouse so bad!
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