With the little bit of frost we had a couple of weeks ago many folks were relieved that they were done with zucchini and cucumbers, but hopefully folks covered the pumpkins as we are having the best weather of the year if you exclude the wind. But the wind has cleared much of the smoke, so there is something good about all of it. If we could just get some more rain. Since we haven’t had much rain our thoughts turn to fall watering.
Read MoreHere I am again writing as the weather changes from a taste of winter back to fall after we enjoyed a couple almost 70 degree days. If you think you are whirling on a rubber band imagine what the trees are thinking. Well, maybe not “thinking”, but you know what I mean. After the heavy, wet snow many trees lost leaves similar to our two summer hail storms, but other trees are still green and holding their leaves. Deciduous trees lose their leaves because they need to save energy for the winter.
Read MoreLooks like Mother Nature thinks we should have an extended bout of cool wet weather even though the fall equinox slipped by with no fanfare. I always have to write several days before this comes out and hope that I am relevant with the weather. I was going to say that no frost yet leaves my hand twitching to get started with my fall clean up and pruning, but it looks like we will have that killing frost in the next night or two.
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