At least the herbs did well this year. I’ll be picking them into January. My back door bounty, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme.

I decided to tabulate the dates of the first tomato and the end of the garden which is usually the first killing frost. Herbs and Kale can be harvested through January and I have a kale plant that is gorgeous that is from last year. It wintered over.
| YEAR | FIRST TOMATO | END OF GARDEN |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | June 22 | November 15 (?) |
| 2023 | June 27 | October 30 |
| 2022 | June 18 | October 14 |
| 2021 | June 24 | October 31 |
| 2020 | June 23 | October 31 |
| 2019 | July 4 | October 22 |
| 2018 | June 27 | October 21 |
I hadn’t been outside in a while, but I needed to talk to RT this morning and took a final stroll through the garden. I picked enough for an omelet tomorrow morning. The garden just gave the finger to the rabbits and forces of nature.

Today is November 15th, we still have not had a hard frost, and the nighttime temperatures are above freezing at least for the next week. This is definitely a late harvest record, and I have a couple of large nice green tomatoes in one of the deck pots. If they turn just a hint of pink, I can pick them and they will ripen in the house.