8:16 AM  [26 Sep 2008 | Friday]

Rainy Reprieve

No more frost so far. This morning at 7:00 AM it was 50 F and raining. Rain predicted for the entire weekend. The fruit trees are producing like mad. Tons of apples, tons of peaches, we have pears but so far they don't taste right. Sort of hard, sort of small. But we are heading into what promises to be a warm spell so maybe they mature some more. These late September early October warm spells can do all sorts of interesting things with whatever has survived the early frost in the garden. The trick is to get the root veggies out of the ground before the ground really starts to freeze. And I'll have to dig that roto-tiller out of the shed, make sure it works and till. I think the cover crop for the winter will be winter rye again, unless we can come up with something else. The leaves are starting to change now. They've been dropping off the maples for the past two weeks but without any vibrant color. Just drying up and falling. But the color of the leaves on the mountain is starting to look good.

My wife is making many peach and apple pies. Yum.

7:25 AM  [23 Sep 2008 | Tuesday]

More Frost

7:20 AM  [19 Sep 2008 | Friday]

First Frost

This morning at 6:45 AM it was 32 F on the thermometer behind the house. Outside there was a lot of frost. It seemed like more than it should be, almost like a hard killing frost. My neighbor came by with lettuce yesterday and told it would frost tonight but I didn't think it would be so bad. When I looked at the delicata squash this morning it looked like it might have damage. All the flowers looked dead. I should have brought everything in but I was in denial. I've seen it dip to 32 F before with no problem but it was always earlier in the season. We have a peach tree out there loaded with peaches, hope it's okay.

Also the dehumidifier in the basement is running like crazy.