Fall is Official

My plants are still doing their thing- just wondering how long they are gonna be able to do that. I haven't noticed much change. I did start using a lot more fertilizer (almost every watering and all natural). I have seen a marked improvement since I started doing that. I think I should have done that a long time ago, but I held off, always afraid of the stories people told of burning their plants. With how intense the garden is (so crowded) I think the plants needed more fertilizer. They really took off in the past few weeks since the change, however, the weather hasn't been AS conducive to their growth (but much more conducive to my happiness). I have a lot of unripe tomatoes and tomatillos, watermelons and lemon grass. We'll see what happens.

For now I need to decide what plants I am going to over-winter and which I am going to keep outside. Also, what I am going to do with all my pots for the plants that are not perennials (tried to buy mostly perennials, but who can do without cilantro?). The annuals will all be dead soon from frost (Oct 4?).

And how do I protect the perennials from the deep freeze they quite possibly might receive in containers? This will be a project, for sure. And an experiment. I know it has been done before, just gotta find the info for it. I've been to the library and looked online. Not much help.

Maybe the local county extension?

Anyway, I'm getting nervous about it. Of course, I can never wait for snow, but I've never had a reason for it to hold off. Now I am thinking of my poor little plants that I have raised up from seeds and taken care of and nursed back to life after droughts, etc. Poor little things.

Circle of life, I guess, esp. out here in a four-season climate!