October garden update

The amaranth that Russell planted earlier in the summer has really taken off. It is a little over 5 foot tall now and a beautiful reddish color.











We are planning on harvesting the grain, or "seeds" from the flowers soon. You can also eat the leaves, but they aren't very tender once the plants get this big!













Cherry tomatoes are beginning to fruit. I ate the first red one two days ago!









Volunteer watermelon that is about softball size now. Thanks Sam!










Daikon radish!









And the yard long beans! They just keep coming. Yard long beans on our pizza, in our black-eyed-pea stew, in salads and on the side with garlic and lemon. We even put a bunch in the freezer for later.













Her family did call her the "Green Bean Queen" when she was a child. . .