Peak Color and the Garlic is Planted

Chickens, Fall, garlic, Planting Garlic, Reflections

It was Thursday, October 16, in the afternoon that we headed to the farm to plant the garlic. This was our best chance to get it planted since there was rain in the forecast for Friday and the weekend.

Despite having some frosty mornings this week our roses were still flowering.

This one had me confused as it was growing up through one of the hibiscus bushes. I had to take a close look to see what kind of blossoms they were. It is indeed a rose pretending to be a hibiscus. LOL!

Our pond is very low – the lowest we have seen it since it filled up in 2013.

Any rain that we get is very much needed and will be greatly appreciated.

I suspect that the fall colors were at peak, since the rain will likely bring down many of the leaves.

Some trees had already lost many of their leaves.

While others were putting on a grand display.

I spotted this apple that had dropped into the crotch in the tree and was being eaten by several types of bugs – yellow jackets, hornets, beetles, and flies all sharing the same fruit.

The sky was deep blue with fluffy clouds as my husband worked the soil where we would plant the garlic.

Rex (our rooster) and company showed up to help.

We set out our planting grid and it seemed in no time we had the garlic planted. 2 2/3 rows this size (338 bulbs). Less than last year but still enough for us and to share with family and friends. Our 2026 gardening season has begun.

Thanks for visiting.

Are you experiencing fall colors in part of the world?

21 thoughts on “Peak Color and the Garlic is Planted”

      1. I think you and your hubby will enjoy it Ruth. It is an extended version of the documentary on TV. I just checked the score as of 5:25 Lions 22, Commanders 3. 🙂

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  2. Hi Ruth – I just watched a very interesting documentary on the Edmund Fitzgerald. It was broadcast on WDIV on Friday night in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the freighter. I don’t have TV, so I watched it on YouTube. I think you and your husband will enjoy the documentary if you didn’t see it. I’m going to put the link in my blog tomorrow – it is about Veteran’s Day, but I think others, even if not from Michigan, will find it interesting as well. I will put the link in a separate comment so it doesn’t go to your SPAM folder.

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  4. The colors on the mountain are spectacular this year. It has been really dry here as well. We did get rain and high winds Sunday but the trees held their leaves better than I expected. Nights are getting cooler and we have had a fire in the woodstove. Glad you guys got the garlic in. Now it’s time to settle in to winter projects mode 🧶🧵🪡📚

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  5. I hope you got that rain yesterday.
    As for fall leaves, we left the fall colors behind and are in Arizona now. Pretty much fell with yesterday’s rain and winds. We had several appointments to get back here for, so we are here for the winter.
    I am glad you got your garlic in. Here’s to 2026 gardening!

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  7. Good idea with the planting grid Ruth – easier to plant in even rows that way. This weather today … well, between the wind and the heavy rain, both of those may mess up the rest of the Fall colors by flinging those leaves to the ground. I do not have a lot of color around here. My neighbor’s usually beautiful Red Maple tree has only brown and dry leaves which is a disappointment as it is usually very showy.

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    1. Yes we needed that rain and could still use more. I see more in the forecast this week so I’m sure we are past peak color. We did have some colorful leaves in our neighborhood. Cleaning up leaves will be a daily chore for the next week of two.

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      1. I was at Lake Erie Metropark today and the water level at the marshes was like your pond – very low, despite the rain we had yesterday. They had some leaf color there. I heard three days of rain and high winds for Tuesday through Thursday – the next nice day is Friday. We do need the rain.

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