Early Autumn Harvest Before the Frost in Zone 5 (Fall Harvest)

With our first frost coming soon, we’re stepping up our harvests of tomatoes, peppers, winter squash, green beans, and celery in hopes of avoiding a frantic last minute harvest before the frost.

OYR is all about growing a lot of food on a little land using sustainable organic methods, while keeping costs and labor at a minimum. Emphasis is placed on improving soil quality with compost, mulch, and compost tea. No store-bought fertilizers, soil amendments, pesticides, compost activators, etc. are used.

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[kittensugars]

How satisfying it must be to grow your own food.  People think they need lots of acres, but so much can be grown on your average building lot!

[keyplayrgreenhousehydrop]

It seems that winter is trying to come early this year, Patrick! It was 41° here yesterday morning! I guess that's why my tomatoes decided to play out early this year. This was by far the shortest summer growing season I have ever had! Guess the plants know something that I didn't ; ) Great vid, my friend!

[suburbanhomestead]

Your squash harvest is incredible, considering the sun exposure you get! 

[xphilli]

That pepper plant was stunningly beautiful.. Also the squash looks perfect too.

[meehan]

What a wonderful harvest. Well done. I love your butternut squash.

[happydays]

If you have a sunny, warm place you can bring your pots of peppers indoor to continue producing. Peppers and tomatoes are perennials in hot climate.

[DonnaldaSmolens]

your garden is so beautiful and impressive.   I have never seen sunchokes so huge.   I am always inspired by your videos

[MIgardener]

oh my goodness! Your sunchokes are soooo big! I honestly think you may want to submit those in for a record, I have never seen any that big in my entire life! 

[Mindmaid]

Wo-ow Patrick, those Sunchokes are amazing. Great job. Everything looked great.

[rubygray]

The best way to preserve beans is to salt them in a large crock. Layer of salt on the bottom, slice beans and lay on top, another layer of salt to cover. Keep doing this as the season progresses, whether you harvest a tub or a handful. They keep for years if necessary.
Pull some out as wanted, rinse the salt off, soak for several hours in a few changes of water to reduce the salt. They taste as good as fresh beans.

[HealthyLifeFarm]

Really beautiful harvest! Love your squash.

[dkulikowski]

Beautiful garden & harvest. Great job, well done.  I look forward to you Sunchoke video. That is one HUGE plant. Thank you for sharing your gardening passion with all of us.

[RobsAquaponics]

Great looking fall harvests there Patrick.. Am yet to try acorn squash here but would like to.. Great looking mushroom patch..
Thanks for the look mate..

[tubedmiaz]

I am very impressed with your harvest! You should do a video on dehydrating, preserving your harvest. 

[kit]

I like letting the green tomatoes ripen over the winter in paper bags!

[deggers]

What a great start to the harvest. I've just bought in my butternuts as we had a frost here in Hertfordshire, England, yesterday. I'm also looking forward to my first ever sunchoke harvest, we call them jerusalem artichokes here, but mine are a more normal 7 feet tall. Your mushrooms look delicious, i'd love to try to growing some.

[elysejoseph]

Really nice harvest Patrick! We had ours mid-September at the cottage, but at home we are still okay. Will be harvesting this week also and take some cutting to start new plants, don't want to bring to much garden plants inside this year, had enough trouble last year with pests ;)

[erich.]

Your compost tea must be working. Excellent. And cool mushrooms. -Eric

[superslyfoxx]

Wow ! All of your squash are beautiful. I have got to try growing them next year. What great wonderful harvests you have! (Just had a flashback of Little Red Riding Hood.LOL!)

[LearnToGrow]

Bountiful harvest Patrick!  Well done!