It’s now officially fall, and the weather outside has been beautiful, cool clear mornings giving way to warm, blue skies in the afternoon. What an amazing time be be working outside! We’re getting closer to the time when the work load is less intense, there’s always more to do than there’s hours in the day, but there is a sense that we’ll get to it all eventually. All the fall crops have been weeded and thinned. With a little luck and some regular watering there will be spinach in the next couple of weeks. And hey, the surprise sweet corn in the boxes this week is our best all season! It seems like the carrots will be ready next week and there’s three beds out there, so there should be carrots in the all the remaining boxes.
The irrigation system is back together and working well. All the little plants are growing well now. Many of the crops that are growing now really enjoy the cooler temperatures and often taste better and a little sweeter once they’ve gotten a little frosted. All the strawberries are planted and eatered in, ready to grow and produce lots of berries for next year! We also planted quite a lot of over-winter flowers! All we have left are the onions and garlic in mid-Octobe and a few things to plant in the greenhouse.
There are 4 weeks left in the CSA season.