I laid the garden to rest today. Pulling up plants while still producing is sad, but they have blessed me with an abundant crop this season.

I considered leaving it like this for the winter, but I decided I had better rototill because I don’t know what kind of spring we’ll get next year. Not tilling last fall was a mistake. This year, we had a wet spring, and I planted a month late.

Five years of gardening in this spot, and each year brings a different garden. If you garden, you understand.