frost on the gourd...

a chilly garden visit this morning...there was frost all over including on the gourd birdhouse mik stokely left for the garden...certainly the peas are shot after this so i collected what pods i could find...i am uncertain about the viability of the seed but we will let the pods dry and find out in the spring when we sow a seed bed for green manures and begin to turn that into a self-sustaining project...i believe we have more than enough seed for that in hand and will not need to purchase more and we should produce enough seed to plant harvested beds this coming season...the winter wheat seems to be enjoying the autumn temperatures...it is still robust and growing well...tillering to beat the band...there was frost on the strawberries too but they seem a long way from dormant...this weekend is too packed for any sort of major project but i was thinking next weekend for mulching...now i am not sure...we don't want to mulch too early... suppose we could do the garlic and leave the berries another week...we will have a look at them during the week sometime and make a call then...on the whole the garden is slowing...as it should...seeds for pole beans are on the way and if the restarted usda sends us our wild potato seeds the seed stock for the next season will be complete..rest up...read...discover new patterns and processes for sustainability..implement in the spring...there is a plan.