Early Frost

Well, I was hoping for a later frost this year. The garden just sat there during the dry spell. We watered it enough to keep it alive, but there was no production during the hot, hot months. When we started to have cooler nights, the garden got in gear with production. However, that made for late ripe and the early frost was NOT welcome.

The rains have returned to our corner of the world, and the Mandevilla blossoms were drooping when we took this photo. It is such a happy vine with it's blooms pointing toward the sun when the clouds clear. I will trim the vine to release it from the arbor and bring it indoors for the winter. DH (Dear Hubby) is not all that happy to be sharing indoors with my many plants. He COULD assemble the greenhouse he gave me for my birthday last April... but alas, it is still in the box on the edge of the patio.