Monthly Archives: October 2021

Out of Town

Posted on October 31, 2021 by rioranchogarden

I will be out of town off and on over the next month and will not do much to my garden. I still have some cabbage growing, and I still have a bucket of sauerkraut on the table. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Plans for Next Year

Posted on October 24, 2021 by rioranchogarden

No, I don’t have them fleshed out yet. I recently ran across the NMSU Home Vegetable Gardening in New Mexico Guide. You can find it here: https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/CR457/welcome.html. It is packed with useful information about soil, planting times, hints and tricks … Continue reading →

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The End. (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by rioranchogarden

We had our first freeze this week, and almost all of the garden is dead. I still have some cabbage growing. Speaking of cabbage, I picked quite a bit of it. I shredded the leaves and put them in a … Continue reading →

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Last Few Days

Posted on October 10, 2021 by rioranchogarden

We will likely receive our first freeze this week, so I will disconnect all of the hoses tomorrow. The first of several Pacific storm systems passed through the state today, dropping the temperature 10 degrees, with another 10-15 degree change … Continue reading →

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A Little Produce

Posted on October 3, 2021 by rioranchogarden

My garden is still out there, and not quite dead yet. I picked a single banana pepper, sunburst squash and a zucchini. I cut them up and threw them in a chili I made. The zucchini was stupid- I saw … Continue reading →

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