Early Fall

Well, it's fall. When I pull out overgrown plants, I am amazed how big they have gotten in just a few months. Some warmer days are still ahead, but I've started pulling stuff out because it no longer looks good.

My veggie patch looks bare. There still are some dill, peppers, broccoli and cabbage, to name a few. I planted cabbage and broccoli seedlings in late August, but they have not grown too much, perhaps because of very dry weather we had.
Last night a deer had gotten in my veggie patch even over the deer net and tasted the last zucchini of the season.
I took off the deer fence today. It seems no longer do it's job and also there's not much for them to eat anymore. I also enjoy a less cluttered look of the backyard now.
Not sure yet what to do about the fencing next spring. The deer net was better than nothing. Some weeds have grown thru it and it is rolled away with many of them still in. Not sure if I could or would want to reuse the net next spring.

Right now "the fence dilemma--to fence or not to fence?" is not such a big deal, but I do remember how upset I was about nibbles on lettuce and beans in the spring. If I do not put any fencing up, my choices what vegetables to grow are very limited.

But now I better pick any tomatoes what are left, even though they are green.