Our garden is about done for this year. We still have okra, malabar spinach, and peppers producing well. And if you look hard you might find a squash, zucchini or tomato.
Tommy toes are mostly gone with the exception of the one that volunteers for us each year. Matt’s Cherry will produce till the first frost takes it out.
We still have arsh potatoes that need to be dug up here at the house. The sweet potatoes we planted are still lush and green so it will be a while before we harvest them.
Most of the peas have been picked but there’s a few here and there, so there might be enough for one more fresh mess.
The things we planted last month for fall are up and growing. I hope they continue to thrive and we get to enjoy greens and root crops through the winter. There was a good rain yesterday evening and I know it will be good for the fall vegetables.
Our carrots didn’t do as good this year, but there are some to harvest so I can’t complain too much.
Here’s the best planting signs for September 2025.
Taurus: good for all root crops and above ground crops 10, 11
Cancer: best for planting above ground and root crops 14, 15, 16
Scorpio: best for flowers and above ground crops 24, 25
Pisces: good for planting and transplanting above ground crops, trees and shrubbery 6, 7
Planting is over for us this year, but I aim to enjoy every little bite that comes fresh from the garden until the cold wind blows and hopefully even then I’ll get to eat some turnips and greens.
Tipper
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Happy Anniversary Matt & Tipper !!! ❤️
Tipper my Dad was from Anderson county Tennessee (Clinton) and alway used the term arsh potatoes (Irish) but yours is the only other one I have seen using the word. Looked it up and is an Appalachian saying. Enjoy all the posts and recipes. Grew up on a lot of it here in Western NC .
Love & prayers for all in this sweet “community “ !
Tipper, it seems like only yesterday your garden was up and growing and now, it’s winding down for the season. Where does time go? I’m so glad it produced well for you and your family.
Norman, I am praying for you every day. I hope you can find out the correct diagnosis because not knowing makes for hard waiting. Just keep looking up and trusting the Lord.
As I’ve said many times before, back here in our woods, we can’t grow much. This is especially true of our short Michigan season. I’m haunting all the fruit and vegetable stands on an almost daily basis grabbing the last of the local tomatoes and delicious corn. I’m enjoying my ‘mater sandwiches as long as I can. We’ve already got unusually chilly temperatures with 40 degree early mornings, so it won’t be long until there won’t be a real tomato to be found. Of course, all the cider mills are open and cranking out some amazing hot cider and fresh doughnuts, so can’t be all bad.
Enjoyed the posts. Here in Florida I can do another planting of tomatoes. Planting beefsteaks this time as I am told the bigger varieties do better now.
Prayers for all the illness mentioned in the blog.
I’m cleaning out a raised bed and planting some fall lettuce. The squash and zucchini are almost done but I enjoy them so much I’m holding off another week to clean that bed. My tommy toes are almost done but I still have quite a few large tomatoes in a pot so I’m holding off on cleaning them out too. I do have flower pots that I’m going to clean out tomorrow and then I will plant fall mums in them. I have geraniums in a big ole cast iron kettle and they hang on till frost. Much to do and I go at almost a snail’s pace:) Thankful for being able to press on. Praying for Norman for the Lord to remove the headaches and lower his blood pressure. The Holy Spirit keeps instructing me as I’ve gone through hard times to Trust in the Lord and lean not on my own understanding. Hard to do sometimes, but always proves out to be the right choice.
Your pumpkins are looking gorgeous and mighty orange (like U Tenn Volunteers color.) I have enjoyed all your photos and stories about gardening this year, Tipper! I’m very glad for you southern folk having sweet potatoes. I’d practically “mug” ya for one in deep winter! I heard (maybe from you) about sweet potato depositories where you could store your orange taters. I think that would be dandy! I hate Norman’s news of an aneurysm, but I didn’t catch where it’s located. I can tell you this-aneurysms are definitely swollen vessels ready to burst, but one can live a long time if it’s repaired and sometimes folks have them and live a long time without knowing they have one. Prayers going up for you, Norman Chester! God can do anything with anything. Try him on it and see (I know you’re a God fearing man.) We have not for we ask not. Let us run to our master and author of our faith. If you really think about it, HE is the only assurance we have-so pray to him about everything in good and bad always and cling on tight for the bumpy ride through this life. When these eyes close here the last time, may I be present with my Lord and saviour! May you meet me there, Norman Chester in complete well being! Amen
Amen, Sadie!
Our garden is done also. Hubby pulled up all the tomato stakes and used the weedeater on the remaining plants, weeds and grass. . He left four or five pepper plants standing that have a couple cherry peppers hanging on—and our big row of sunflowers that are still tall and beautiful and feeding the honeybees. The granddaughters helped pick a gallon of grapes this weekend and I am going to make some jam. They also helped their Pap pick a half bushel of apples off of a small apple tree. Last year that tree only had four or five apples, so that was exciting. The squirrels didn’t get all the apples from our larger tree this year either. We got over four bushels from it. I have made apple pie filling and applesauce and apple butter. My daughter-in-law has also been using them to can. We have five pumpkins growing in our little patch that survived whatever was clipping off the blooms. We had a wonderful harvest of honey from our two hives last week. I use it to bake and sweeten everything. I am so happy and thankful for fall harvests, canning, and cooler weather.
It sounds like that cold wind might arrive earlier than normal. Max Velocity said KY temps during the next two weeks will be 20-30 degrees below average and will feel like October and November. I think NC was also shown in that highlighted area he spoke about, which is expecting an extreme drop in temperatures. I’m anxious to see if Matt fires up the wood stove and temporarily forgets about the broken AC unit. This year has been the worst gardening year I can ever remember. Between the lack of rain and the deer, the garden had no chance of survival. A bushel of green beans was priced at $102 a bushel at the old-time market where I shopped last month. They are currently $97 per bushel, and I’m still buying Stokely at Kroger.
We tore up most of our tomatoes this weekend. Our peppers are still producing like crazy, and since we give out cowboy candy a lot over the holidays, we’ll let those ride until they stop. Not one of our fall plantings came up, so we’ll refresh the beds now with compost and whatnot. Trying to do as much as we can due to upcoming surgery over the winter, just in case I don’t recover as quickly as I would like. We so enjoy watching your channel. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
Donna, I pray your surgery goes well and you heal quickly!
Condolences to both sides of the family! Prayers for all. as for gardening. this is one of those years as Dad used to say ” planting by the sign’s of the time, I got time and I’m planting”. Ron’s had health issues since early winter and has only gotten worse and Dr’s can’t figure it out. so I’ve planted fall crop between Dr’s appts. God knows what we need and has provided. Have a great week! Thanks for sharing. makes me feel like I’m down home even if we haven’t been able to make the trip.
Charlotte, I’m sorry to hear about Ron’s struggles. I will pray for him and for you!
Another vibrant color picture this morning – the colors of Fall. I can taste pumpkin roll, loaf, pie or ? in the not so far off future. 🙂 Some ‘WOWs’ for you Tipper: 1: “Getting back on track usually means getting out of a rut.” 2: “There are two things we can give our children: one is roots, the other is wings.” 3: “Anger is the wind that blows out the lamp of the mind.” 4:”Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not get bent out of shape.” Trusting that Paul is doing okay as I’ve not seen any posts from him for a while. Wishing y’all a great week and Granny some ‘feeling good’ days.
Wanita, I think I need to make myself a sign out of #4 and sit it on my desk to remind me while I’m working! Thanks for the chuckle this morning 🙂
Prayers for you Norman
Hi Tipper,
Can you give a good source/book to learn how to plant by the signs? I’m very interested in learning about this.
Thanks!
Lisa Mattison
Belton, SC
Hey neighbor, I have a HP address but live in extreme southern Greenville County. I found a good many books by googling planting by the signs. A suggestion is to talk to Art at the produce store across from the HP Hardee’s. Do yourself a favor and pick up some of their fresh sausage, but wait until Wednesday to get fresh. I have a question for you, did you know someone in the Mattison family that went by the nickname “Pug?” He was killed a good many years ago in a car accident.
Lisa, The Foxfire Book has a section on it. Did you see the post I shared earlier this year? If not here’s a link: https://blindpigandtheacorn.com/planting-by-the-signs-for-march-2025/ Since most of my knowledge was passed down from elders I don’t know of a good book to recommend. Hopefully someone who does will chime in 🙂
Thank you for ll the garden posts and those whomcomment about gardening! I sure enjoy it! It is fun to hear about gardens in other parts of the country. Not many around here garden, so I like hearing your tips and tricks.
Will continue in prayer for all ❤️
Over the weekend I cleaned up the raised 3 planters & 3 tomato pots, topped them off w/fresh soil & fertilizer. This evening I plan to plant lettuce & onions & radishes in each This will be a first try @ having a fall harvest. Plus I need to clean out 3 planters in the front & plant mums, that will be later in the week. Sorry to hear of Matt’s uncle Mike passing. Prayers for those families.
The temperatures we are now having are very pleasant- around 60 degree nights and 80 degree daytime. Except for a few weeks in August it has been dry since the beginning of June. The next 10 day outlook is for the same dry weather, we would be planting in dust. When we planted sweet potatoes, I don’t remember the vines on sweet potatoes ever “dying back.” We would pull them off by hand before plowing them up with a middle buster called a potato plow by some. Daddy would wait until October just before he thought it was getting about time for a frost before taking them up. My sweet potato friend that has thousands of sweet potatoes planted will actually cut the vines off with a bush hog before plowing them up with a plow especially made for taking up potatoes. I noticed this week he is getting his equipment ready to begin taking his potatoes up.
I missed having a garden this year because of disc replacement surgery. I have enjoyed your garden videos extra lots this year because of that. My husband and I really love watching you and Matt working together. It’s so nice to see an honestly good Christian family.
I’d like to say thank you to everybody that pray for me, thank you, please continue to do so, 1 hospital says I have an aneurysm, the other says I don’t, that’s a bad place to be, not knowing who to trust, I’m still having headaches, I’m still having high blood pressure, God bless you please continue to pray
Continued prayers for healing and a proper diagnosis.
thank you Carolyn God bless you