Re: Re: OT - Fall Garden (was Truth of 's words)

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From: " Deanna Wagner "

> It has been a very stressful week here and nationwide. May we please

> chalk it up to that and get on with fall garden discussions and infant

> nutrition soon?

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Oh...I was picking veggies over the weekend and saw geese flying in

formation overhead. Reminded me of this list and our " signs of spring "

thread. Time marches on and autumn is on its way.

Vivian

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>Oh...I was picking veggies over the weekend and saw geese flying in

>formation overhead. Reminded me of this list and our " signs of spring "

>thread. Time marches on and autumn is on its way.

>

Vivian,

Yes, I remember that. I do hope I get to see the huge gaggles of geese

flying south in the next few weeks. What kinds of veggies are you

harvesting? Here in TX we have two growing seasons, and autumn is best

for greens. Over the weekend I planted mustard, chard, lettuce,

arugula, radishes, carrots and beets. I have to fence in the bed as the

chickens have decided it's a good location for bug scratching, lol.

I am buying another freezer this week so I can take advantage of cheap

pastured lamb prices now. Food prices are set to skyrocket, so now more

than ever I'd like to buy local and avoid the shipping costs which will

increasingly affect the cost of foods from afar.

Deanna

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: " Deanna Wagner "

> Yes, I remember that. I do hope I get to see the huge gaggles of geese

> flying south in the next few weeks. What kinds of veggies are you

> harvesting? Here in TX we have two growing seasons, and autumn is best

> for greens. Over the weekend I planted mustard, chard, lettuce,

> arugula, radishes, carrots and beets.

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Well, in southern NH, where we are small-scale organic farming, we have one

short, frantic growing season where we do whatever we can to squeeze as much

production out of the precious few weeks between our first and last frost

dates (Okay, I know many people have an even shorter growing season!). Last

week I harvested the last of my " pretty " slicing tomatoes. It will be only

cherry tomatoes and " seconds " from now until frost because we have suffered

from blight this year. Peppers, eggplants, potatoes, leeks, lettuce, chard,

summer and winter squash, kale, green beans, shelling beans and dried beans

to follow are all still doing well. Kale actually tastes better after a

light frost. I have been too busy all summer to can or freeze produce, but

today I am home and I am finally fixing some veggies for our freezer.

How wonderful to still have time to plant and harvest carrots and beets!

Enjoy!

Vivian