Two nights of frost at the farm this past weekend have solved
many headaches for this market gardener.
First, on the vegetable front, where the solanaceae (like tomatoes, peppers, etc.) and other fragile-skinned vegetables have given up the ghost without a second thought. Then, amongst the annual weeds, who have decided they had caused enough trouble this summer and have opted to cease and desist.
While the first consequence is sad but expected,
I am always glad to see the first frosts and their effects on weeds – nature’s way of separating the wheat from the chaff, so to speak. Only the hardiest or most resilient plants remain in the fields – those whom a little -1°C leaves non-plussed. In short, it is Darwinism at its most elemental…
Frosts aside, field cleanup and the sowing of fall green manures continue apace
– some plots with oats, others with rye – just to make sure that almost nothing will be left bare when the cold north wind comes!
In your baskets this week:
delicata squash, peppers, potatoes, celeriac, a variety of leafy greens, and some yet-to-be-chosen winter root vegetables.
We look forward to seeing you again!