As I was eating breakfast on Friday, the dreaded "F" warning showed up on my TV.
Frost. In summer. Too soon!
I have lived in the southern tier of New York State for over 30 years, but this was a first.
Out came the sheets, the towels, and whatever else we could muster to protect our two community garden plots (one in ground, one raised bed) and our tender herbs at home.
Saturday morning dawned - house was safe, community garden lightly nipped, but a couple of farms we buy from reported heavy frost and warned what they had picked would be the last.
So we got to the Saturday farmers market to enjoy the last bounties of summer.
The root veggies - carrots, red beets, yellow beets.
Local sweet potatoes! Not pictured, last of the sweet corn.
In my mind, I said goodbye to crops now just memories. Muskmelons (which are not cantaloupes, but we won't go there). These are the sweetest, so fragrant. I wish there was something like "smell-o-blog".
Farewell, eggplant. Our summer was hot, and the crop was excellent.
But we can console ourselves with leeks and fall lettuce. Also kohlrabi, if you are into that. I'm not.
We have one more frost warning to get through - tonight's. Then, it's supposed to warm up again.
But summer is officially over, because the first frost has come to our area.
2020 continues.
...gardens for the most part are winding down.
ReplyDeleteYes, the transition to cool weather ... I actually neede a light jacket when I went out.
ReplyDeleteWe got the warning here in southeastern Michigan too but no frost appeared. I've been busy cleaning the garden for winter so these cooler days are welcome indeed.
ReplyDeleteOh, my... it seems so soon! Then again, it is nearly October. If I go by my post office zip code, by first frost date is only Oct. 3. But, I am a block away from a different zip code with Oct. 30!
ReplyDeleteAlana,
ReplyDeleteWe are experiencing some cooler temps at night this weekend but we're a long way off before we have to worry about frost. Of course I feel with temps being in the mid to upper 40 are here a bit earlier than usual which makes me wonder what will we be in for this coming winter? The veggies all look wonderful and there's nothing quite like freshly grown vegetables. :) Goodbye summer indeed! I'll see you tomorrow on the dance floor, dearie!
These early cooler temperatures just give global-warming deniers a reason to rant.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually wearing sleeves today. It was a weird summer, probably doing to be a weird fall, too.
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