Colorful Garden Chat Picture Thread

It is late in the year and I thought I’d make myself a fresh tomato salad :):)
At least three times as much is still hanging for the next few days

I’m definitely joining in.. ;) For lunch today, there is Gazpacho..

super. I had already removed my tomatoes a few weeks ago. Because of the continuous rain, everything that was even half red had rotted. The chilies and peppers were killed by the night frost this week. You know, that cold weather where water freezes.

great. I had already removed my tomatoes a few weeks ago. Due to the constant rain, everything that was even halfway red rotted. The chilis and peppers were killed by the night frost this week. You know, that cold weather where the water freezes.

that's what I occasionally get from the ice cream shop that is still open here - is that what you mean? ;) My tomatoes survived the first frost, two out of three bushes are also quite resistant to rain (they almost never burst) The last strawberry!! out of only about 20 in total :oops: I ate about 2 weeks ago, it was super sweet and one of the best I've ever eaten (it was my own after all....) Next year I'll continue with the outdoor areas, then it will be a long covered cold frame if I have time for it.

Question to everyone with a green thumb:
Since the garden is still going to be newly established, I still have various small plants, some lilacs, and a few berries in pots. Last year I brought them into an outbuilding and overwintered them there. It worked reasonably well with the lilacs, but some other plants died on me.

Due to lack of space, I would like to overwinter some plants in polytunnels this year. Can they withstand the temperature fluctuations inside? On sunny days, I think it will get quite warm in there, but at night it will be correspondingly cold?

And photos, so I'm not just off-topic (yes, unfortunately I don't really have a green thumb... ;))

Modern houses no longer provide good overwintering places for plants. Always look for [winterhart] for your region. Saves you a lot of work and money. Whether a cloche tunnel works depends on how cold the winter gets. At some point, you will have temperatures that are too cold for your plants. I cannot correctly identify the plants. Are there 2 plants visible in the 1st picture? Is the 2nd picture a silver ragwort? If yes, it is annual. 3rd picture chili gets too cold in the tunnel. Therefore, it is usually annual. 4th picture iris or gladiolus?