Once again, as summer drew to a close, the updating became less and less. The gardens still thrive and the soil is still being loved and nurtured. The Spiral Garden is almost completely planted again, for fall crops. Broccoli, swiss and ruby red chard, kale, cauliflower, and more cilantro than most know what to do with in a year. Thinking more kale, and contemplating carrots or a cover crop, as carrots are difficult for some reason in our area. The aquaponics table is still thriving with cherry tomatoes, swiss and ruby red chard, kale, cilantro, and broccoli. The fenced in raised beds have broccoli almost 8" tall on their 4th set of true leaves, while purple potatoes are almost ready to be mounded, garlic clove sprouts are just starting to peak out of the soil, while I have decided to let the basil and tomato bed flower and seed out through the winter. There is something special, something fulfilling in seeing three varieties of basil flower, seed, and regrow exponentially over the seasons in one confined area. Love is still needed in the orchard, if only I can liberate the mounds below the trees of fire ants.