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September 23, 2014

September Garden













Oh, the September garden...so bountiful at the beginning of the month and so brown and barren at the end. Living in the Northeast, we are usually hit by our frost in September. Sometimes, though, we are fortunate, and the first frost holds off until October.  Not so this year.   I always watch for the full moon because many times a frost will accompany the full moon, and when this month's full moon came and went with no frost, I had hoped that we might be blessed with a longer growing season. Well, autumn was in a hurry this year, and a few days after the full moon, we not only had our first frost, but we woke up to three frosty mornings.  In preparation for the freezing temperatures, we harvested everything that would be affected by the frost...squash (acorn, butternut, buttercup, spaghetti and blue Hubbard), the last remaining zucchinis, corn, a few late plantings of lettuce, peppers (oh, they needed more growing time), tomatoes, cabbage and grapes.  We did leave the potatoes and beets for digging later, and the kale and Brussels sprouts always taste better after being nipped by frost. Within the next few days, we will start cleaning out the gardens and begin preparing the soil for next spring.  I'm always sad to see the garden come to an end and wish that the weather here in the Northeast would allow us a longer growing season, but I am thankful for what we did harvest and for the bounties put away in the freezers and pantry.



6 comments:

  1. What a squash bonanza! Looks like you guys had a successful garden this year, though it seems like I was just reading your posts about putting your new garden beds in! The summer flew by.

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  2. I know I always so this about your garden posts, but they are so inspiring! I hope to be able to start a greenhouse garden here. :)

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  3. ooh what a harvest. It's the best feeling isn't it? Especially when it's all safely preserved or frozen. Love the little hooded cardigan and the green kitchen...but I may have said that before. Such a lovely colour. We had our first frost too this week. I can't wait to get into ours and plan for next year.
    Keep warm and cosy.
    debx

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  4. What a wonderful harvest, especially those sweetcorn, can't beat those fresh from the garden. Our mornings are getting chillier but so far the frosts are holding off here.

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  5. Your harvest is amazing I wish I had the space to grow that much! I don't think the frost will be long arriving here either ;)

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  6. I love your post. I love you photos of your sweet little ones.

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