A very slow, late season for ripening tomatoes, but they've really come on the last few weeks. I think the recent cooler temps helped. It's been in the low 70's daytime temps and is dropping gradually to the mid-upper 60's for this coming week. 2022 has been the 3rd hottest summer on record for Denver metro and we came close to another record for number of days at or above 90 degrees for September.

There were a few good rains in August/September for the metro, but they missed me completely. I was actually jealous when my dad got 3 1/2 inches in a day, 20 miles away and I got a sprinkle, lol! We had a brief, violent storm yesterday afternoon with pea sized hail, but ended up with about an inch and a half of rain. I'll take it!

Night temps have been about 50 degrees, but are now dropping to the high and mid 40's. I'll be at consistent low 40's night temps by the end of the week. It's getting close to time to pick what's left of the warm season veggies and to prep the garlic bed. It looks like I may get some late sown beets, radishes and carrots yet. It ended up being a more productive gardening year than I expected.