POST IS UP DATED DON'T LOOK AT DATE

CLEANING OFF OF SOME PLANTS FOR THE SEASON

PICKING CLEAN FOR THE LAST TIME THIS YEAR

• PEPPERS ----
• SWEETS: BELL, CUBANELLE AND BANANA
• HOTS: HUNGARIAN YELLOW,JALOPENA, SERRANO AND CHILI

PRODUCE THAT IS DONE AND OUT OF

• EGG PLANT
• OKRA
• ONIONS
• LEEKS
• TOMATOES
• CUCUMBERS
• BEANS

SMALL AMOUNTS OF THESE VEGGIES

• YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH
• ZUCCHINI
• ACORN SQUASH
• CAULIFLOWER
• POTATOES (sold over 2,000 lb this year)

HAVE LARGE AMOUNTS THIS WEEK OF

THE 3 TYPE OF HOT PEPPERS

• PLENTY OF CABBAGE (green & purple)
  BROCCOLI SPEARS
  BUTTERCUP SQUASH
  BUTTERNUT SQUASH
  PIE PUMPKINS
  CHINESE CABBAGE
  RED RUSSIAN KALE
  NASTURTIUM LEAF
  CHOCOLATE MINT
  PINEAPPLE MINT
  LEMON BALM
  HAVE SOME PEARS
  ROSEMARY
  BORAGE
  MED. TO LARGE BEETS WITH TOPS
  LEAF LETTUCE

Some Of The Produce This Year That I have Had to Put in The Compost Pile After Pick Up Days As Was Not Taken By Members And More Then we could eat:
Several Times ----Chinese Cabbage, Nasturtium leaf and Flower, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cucumbers, Sweet Banana Peppers, Small Bell Peppers, Sweet Cubanelle Peppers, Hot Hungarian Peppers, Hot Jalopena Peppers, Tomatoes, Mustard Greens, Kale, Turnips, Radish Greens, Okra, Borage, Sweet and Lemon Basil, Oregano,Lemon Verbena.

I Have Dried Because Of Large Amounts Left After Pick Up Days: ---- Rosemary, Basil, Lemon Verbena, Chocolate Mint, Lemon Balm and Oregano.

I Don't Know How They Are Going To Fair But, Carrots are Still Growing and Last Planting of Beets

Have Every Week At Least 4 Older Hens (chicken meat) They Weight about Two an Half pounds each. These are to be Cooked Slow ---- in a Slow Cooker, in water in a Pot on Stove top or Pressure Cooker. Great Taste. Are $2.00 a lb.

Anyone interested in being a member next year I will have the New Membership Forms and Changes Next Week --- Their is a form with The New Changes on it on My Web Site --- http://www.bloomingpatches.com/ I do already have new members signed up and once I know how many of you members are interested in staying on I will then Know How Many New Members that are waiting I can Take on.

I can Not Thank You All Enough For being Such Great Members And Look Forward to A Better Year In 2009. THANK -- YOU -- ALL