October can be a time of real abundance in the vegetable garden with a long list of fruit and vegetables ready to harvest. It is a time when summer crops need lifting ahead of the incoming frosts, fall crops are at the fore, and hardier vegetables can continue to be picked throughout the transition into winter.
The vegetable gardens and productive kitchen gardens I worked in grew and harvested vegetables, fruit and herbs year-round for chefs. There was always a rich bounty of produce to be lifted during October as the mornings got colder and daylight got shorter.
