Bookend of Summer = Harvest Season

Today is Labor Day and caps off the 3 day Labor Day weekend as well as the end of summer. Not officially but in the minds of a lot of Michiganders, Labor Day is the last hurrah for summer. My wife and I tried to make the most of it ourselves. We were married 3 years ago on a Labor Day weekend so we celebrated by having a night away with each other. Afterwards, we met up with my Aunt who had our son. We ended up spending the night and camping with them. I was able to relax and kick back. For the most part. 

I say for the most part because always in the back of my mind was, "I need to get back to my garden. I bet there are tons of things ready to pick." Upon my arrival home last night, I found out that I wasn't wrong. I was able to pick a couple of tomatoes and yellow squash before deciding to hang it up until I could get in there and see everything better the next day. 

I knew when I went to pick things in the garden that there would be a lot but I didn't realize just how much. I had to make multiple trips to empty my bowl I was using for harvesting purposes. The black cherry tomatoes were so abundant it was like picking berries. The green beans were also getting quite large. I imagine that I picked a pound or two today. 

Another fun point to note: Almost all 3 or 4 of the Ghost peppers are red and ripe. I have one spoken for but that still leaves two or three left for the taking. Same with my basil. I have a half field of that yet to harvest. 

Here, take a look. 

I'm very serious about giving some things away though. If you live in the Lansing area and are interested in the basil or the Ghost peppers, let me know. I'll set some aside for you.