Sunday FUNDAY! Calling It a Season | St. Paul East Side Garden (MN)

It's Sunday FUNDAY! The (likely) final edition for 2026.

Since it's about mid-September, it’s time to start wrapping up the season on St. Paul’s East Side.

Broccoli is bolting, the last batch of cool-season peas is coming in, and the leafy greens are playing out their final weeks.

Over the next few days, I’m pulling spent plants for the compost pile and turning the soil to get beds prepped for next spring.

Only the potato grow bags have a bit of time left before their final harvest.

Hope y'all had as successful a season as I did! Here's to 2027, the gardening season will be here before you know it.

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Too Many Seeds! Vacuum Sealing My 2026 Garden Surplus in St. Paul, MN

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Friday Recap: Cucumbers Galore, Bolting Broccoli & A Very BERRY Update

CUCUMBER OVERLOAD! Easy Homemade Refrigerator Dill Pickles