Well, this is it; the last month of the gardening season around here. There's a chill in the air, and the leaves are starting to turn all shades of red, orange, yellow, and brown. The Adirondack Mountains look like they're on fire. It's certainly the most beautiful time of the year in these parts. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to write about from November to March, but I’m sure I’ll come up with something. We ate the last of the lattice not long ago; a bit sad about that, but then again, we usually end up throwing out a lot of lettuce, since we grow so much of the stuff. When the rabbits and deer leave it alone, it grows like mad. I harvested the yellow carrots already, and they were quite delicious. Carrots come in a number of colors besides orange, though few people know this. I also planted orange carrots, which I haven’t gotten around the harvesting yet. I’ve been quite busy with other projects. The next steps as far as the garden is concerned is tilling, fertilizing, and mulching in preparation for next spring. My hope is that the marigolds will go to seed, and I can maybe plant some of those next year as well, maybe get a little cross breeding going on. Same for the sunflowers, but we’ll see.
Anyhow, I wish you all a pleasant autumn, and a happy Halloween!
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