We gave the lawn its final cut of the year yesterday. It’s the second week in November and the grass is still growing strong. Hopefully giving the lawn the last run in with the mower so late in the year will make a it a little easier when the flymo comes back out next year.
We’ll still do the old council mowing trick of “two cuts in one” in the spring. We go over the lawn with the mover blades on the highest setting (giving it less of a cut). Then give it a quick rake over (even thought you may have a grass catcher on the mower) and then go over it again with the mower blade one notch lower. It takes longer but saves less effort on the blades. And can you believe the cosmos is also still going…
Weeds up to me knees 
We harvested our final jalapenos yesterday or the day before. Man, that plant was going strong. I got to cut our lawn one final time as well. But may wait until the neighbors oak trees drop, as they are still holding on, so that final cut may be late November. In any case, you’ll have to remind us of the lawn trick come spring.
Exactly the same Justin! That jalapeno plant is still forging ahead outdoors. I was seriously thinking of digging it up and bringing it indoors. I’ve a couple of small ones in pots which I’ve put on the kitchen windowsill. No that that will help as it’s freezing in there in the winter but worth a try. Of course I will remind you of that lawn trick come the spring. Pete