In the november garden

I went out to grab some of my last carrots a few days ago, and there was an actual pepper on my poor, spindly, late planted, old seed started pepper plant! What persistence! It wasn't there a week ago, I'm almost certain. Other than that, things are slow in the garden. The lettuce and mizuna I planted from starts in august are still providing us with salad. The chard and kale are going strong, what champions! And their favorite pests, leaf miner, caterpillars, are still kicking too. Most of the seeds I planted in August are failed or failing, I haven't had a lot of success with the staggered late fall crops yet. I'm mulching with fallen leaves this year, worth a try, there is no leaf shortage these days!