Goodbye Summer and Fresh Tomatoes...

...Hello Fall and Fresh Broccoli and Lettuce.

Yesterday Rich ripped out our sad summer garden. We didn't get a lot from our garden this year, but we did have a plentiful amount of baby tomatoes. This was good because Ava gobbled them up. She actually preferred to eat them outside straight off the vine. We didn't mind, but a few times we had to stop her before she ate too many and regretted it later.

Yesterday we also bought some broccoli and some lettuce to grow this fall/winter. Ava loves broccoli and I have learned to eat it, so we thought we would give it a try. The lettuce is actually for our tortoise Mo. We have grown lettuce in the past with success and I'm excited to see if we can get a good crop of broccoli.

Fun Fact: This weekend while visiting Rich's family we talked about growing broccoli and fall gardens. During our conversation a Grandpa Bowling quote was shared: "If you plant broccoli in October you will eat it at Thanksgiving."

In the summer we give Mo some zucchini, squash, and leaves and flowers from our garden. Ava loves to feed him. This year we bought this Tortoise home, so we could put Mo outside during the day to enjoy the weather without loosing him or having to worry about an animal attack.