Thanks, dear Endurer, for sticking to your guns and demanding that plants be planted. Deck optional. Not a banner year for Plants on Deck, but we had a year. And we’ll take it.

This fresh tomato sauce, courtesy of Smitten Kitten, wiped out the two pounds of less-than-optimal tomatoes that had emerged from the world’s saddest tomato plants. It also takes care of the teeny carrots and the last orange bell pepper of the year. You may note that the recipe doesn’t call for peppers; but you know, there it was, so there it went. 

See you next year, friends.