Fall Garden 2013 cont.

My Chinese Cabbage starts have sprouted and about 2 inches high in their cups.  Only one Broccoli start took and is doing OK.  The Purple Top Turnips have really taken off during the unusual cool spell we've had for Aug.  Now that summer had returned with mid-upper 90 temps I've shaded them with sheer curtain fabric stapled onto old recycled storm windows.  The Early Girl Tomato plant is about 6 feet tall and putting out plenty of nice tomatoes.  The Chinese Foot-Long beans have been attacked by aphids and I've had to spray them with Seven to keep them under control.  Seven is about as powerful a chemical spray that I care to use.  I sowed another set of Broccoli starts a few days ago and put a plastic bag over the tray and boy what a difference that made.  I set them out for full sun and hope for the best.  Today I planted Winter Onions for cuttings this winter and bulbs in the spring.  We harvested about a half-bushel at the end of this spring and about to finish them off.  Boy, they are really good at making you cry.