Top 5 – Signs that it is Autumn

Anyone who has read a Melbourne based blog over the past few weeks will know that we have had a particularly warm start to Autumn.  So much so that you could easily be forgiven for thinking that it was still Summer.  However if you look around a little you can see signs that its Autumn everywhere.  These are the Top 5 things in my garden that show me that the seasons are starting to transition.

The tomatoes are dying back:

Dying tomato plants

The berries on the curry leaf tree are ripening:

Curry Leaf Tree

My harvest baskets are filled with peppers:

Mixed capsicums

I’m starting to crave big bowls of soup (particularly Pumpkin):

Pumpkin Soup

And Sweet potato has taken the place of the cucumber as the dominant vine in the garden.

Sweet potato vine

What signifies Autumn to you?

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