seeds in the iuncg

fall is fully established in the community garden and today was a good day for seeds...the broccoli seeds have arrived at maturity and are ready to harvest as well as a few yellow peas...the peas are especially pleasing since they help to close a nutrient cycle even tighter by allowing seed saving to replant next autumn...returning nutrients to the bed they came from...i collected some of each and while the peas were a snap the rachis on the broccoli seed pods were much more firmly attached than i expected and some of the pods shattered as i was collecting them...so i evaded the issue by snipping off an entire stem and bringing them home to overwinter until they are planted in the spring...i also put in some rosin weed ( silphium intregrifolium )which is a member of the sunflower family ( and so related to the jerusalem artichokes...which, incidentally, is where they were planted...sort of a family reunion ) and is native to both indiana and to lake county so they will fit nicely into the native species and climate project that is a bit of a sideline here and the seeds will need to spend the winter in the ground to break dormancy...things are winding down on the season...the fall planting is mostly done and the only major project left before winter is mulching the strawberries and garlic...i saw snowflakes this afternoon so that will need to be done soon...aiming for the first weekend in november...i have all the supplies except the straw...that shouldn't be a problem.