Bush Beans and Mustard Greens

A pretty pot of beans! 

We are really pleased with the way our fall beans turned out. The beans (Contender and Cherokee wax) planted late July are almost finished bearing, the ones planted early August are just coming on. Contender beans take 50 days from germination to harvest and are perfect for short bean seasons. Our season is short on both ends. Self pollinating, bean pollen becomes sterile at about 85-87 degrees and are obviously not cold hardy. Mustard came on strong too.
The broccoli I planted in August is forming heads! The savoy cabbage I grew from seed will do the same. Because I grew it and it did well we are going to have a lot of cabbage this year...Lettuce planted a week ago is up! Rutabagas planted from seeds look great and we are beginning to pull turnips. The beets are a mess. Just pitiful. But I persist. We planted leeks and are hoping they will be as good as last year. Tuscan kale looks great. Russian kale has not taken off. We are still getting peppers! Yay! Carrots look strong and all herbs are on go. A regret: I still haven't planted sun chokes. What is that about. Gotta make that happen next year. TTFN gardening friends!