A generous tomato harvest is worth making the most of. This year, 5½ pounds of ripe beefsteak tomatoes from my garden became much more than another batch of tomato sauce. I turned them into concentrated tomato paste for the freezer, dried tomato flakes for the pantry, and fresh tomato juice to enjoy right away. Even…

Fall cleanup isn’t just the end of the gardening season. It’s the beginning of next year’s garden. Before I pull everything out and forget the details, I like to look around and ask myself: What did I love? What disappointed me? What should I move? And what do I want to do differently next year?…