Fall Frustration

In many ways fall is one of my favorite seasons. We start getting a little relief from the heat. My family and I love the veggies I can grow in the fall, and winter. Broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, peas, radish, beets, carrots, lots of Herbs.
The transition from summer garden to fall can be very frustrating. The ladybugs finally beat back the aphids, and the yard long beans are producing very well, but I need to get the peas going. Tomatoes are still producing, peppers are still going strong. It's so hard to pull out a productive plant to plant one that probably won't be eatable for months.
I complain about this every year. I just haven't found a good solution. I have started a bunch of veggies in pots so they at least have a head start.
This weekend I think I will choose 3 tomatoes that still seem to be producing well, leave them, maybe give them a little hair cut, and pull out the rest. Maybe remove beans from one side of the trellis, and plant peas on that side, then when the Bean stop producing I will pull them and plant peas, a strange way to succession plant.  
This year is especially difficult because I have neglected my summer garden. It's a disaster! For work I worked the garden cash register this year (I ask to do it) so I think working all day in the heat made it extra hard to enjoy my garden.  Also I requested wood chips in early spring, but didn't get them until early fall. I did weed my paths twice this season, but you would never know it.  I have to just buckle down and get to work. Every time I go out on my day off, I find something else to do. It's quiet overwhelming at this point. I know I need to break it up into smaller tasks, so I don't feel overwhelmed, and over worked. It's just tough to get started.

While the garden may not be in the condition that you wish... I see a garden that is well worth putting some time into.

Also, don't feel bad about the weeds... those are just mulch gardens near where you need the mulch :)