Ah Fall! When the trees start changing color and the air gets crisp and cool, NOT! Fall 2016 has been warmer than any other fall I can remember, with temps in the mid 70's in the afternoon and 59-65 at night. Crazy! I picked asparagus in mid-October and new volunteer squash plants were growing in my compost pile. However, with the lack of cool or cold nights we have had very little color change this year. The photo, above, is a picture from last years New England visit at Mom and Dad's. The leave here are falling from the trees without changing to any color except brown. Very uneventful.
This all means we have far more summer veggies than in the past, but also more BUGS than ever before, so it kind of equaled out. I spent more time on bug control duties than ever before but I am also harvesting for more asian greens,radishes, peppers, green beans, tomatillo' s and melons.
And the fruit!
Apples and pears bigger than ever and plenty of pecans for the squirrel and humans to share! The nuts are all over the basement curing. I have to start cracking them and bagging for the holidays.
The chickens are now laying eggs regularly. They love clucking around the house while Steve works on the foundation because with all the fresh dug dirt is easy picking for bugs! Those eggs must be very rich in protein.
All in all not a bad fall for harvesting. We are actually getting tired of applesauce and apple pie. Can you imagine anyone getting sick of apple pie? Time to start baking pecan pie!
