Our first growing season completed

Our first growing season is now officially over. This past weekend, I pulled the last of our tomatoes off the plant (late October and still quite a few good ones- is this normal??), pulled the plant, composted most of it (NOT any seeds!), and raked the garden. Our first season of vegetable gardening is now in the books. And I am officially hooked! We already have ideas rolling through our heads for the spring. We've learned so much and are looking forward to putting that knowledge to use next year. And, having jumped right in this year, it's no surprise that we have ambitious plans for next year too- we're doing to add a second garden for our squash, zucchini, and any other gourd-like plants that might need to run wild, and I hope to try my hand at canning. Perhaps if I get good at this, we can enjoy our delicious home grown food for the whole year!