Summer's End

The flowers and butterflies are taking advantage of these past few hot and sunny days. 

I managed to tease one Sleeping Beauty melon out of my squash bug ravaged vines. Tasty but a little too small for a melon enthusiast. 

The tomatoes are just starting to ripen now and I've been enjoying a steady supply of carrots all season long. 

This was my last bean harvest before pulling the remaining vines. The back of the plot is now nice and open and perfect for late season tomatoes. 

I also pulled the cucumber vines as they were yellowing and no longer flowering. The leeks however are still very happy. 

I lifted the three largest leeks for potato leek soup. I'm really happy with their size and feel that starting the seeds in winter is the only way to go. 

Trimmed leaves. 

Perfect.