wake up, it's not over yet!

It's September you say? The fall migration has begun, the leaves are starting to turn, and there's frost up in the North Country. Although the nights have definitely been chilly, things are still crankin' down here: tomatoes, eggplant, green beans, and tons of flowers. The dried beans got in late. (Remember the rain? May seems like ages ago!) They are close, but not ready yet. I've been keeping a wary eye on the weather. Josh and I are at the ready in case the whole thing needs to be covered. Let's just keep our fingers crossed for a late frost. Global warming has to be good for something, right? In the meantime, we are starting to put things to bed. (Oh squashey, we hardly knew ye.) We are also starting to think about next year, and putting in some fall plantings. Before we know it, we will be watching the snow fly...

update

...better late than never. Many of our plants have put on some beautiful new growth, and we are getting into some serious harvests. Whew. Here is some delicious "fairy tale" eggplant. We are have some gorgeous tomatoes, and snap and shelling beans are beginning to go crazy!

If the weather hasn't been strange enough, we have had night temperatures dip into the 40s, with frost warnings up north. If it's not one thing, it's another. I'd be fine with a late-mid October frost, personally. I don't mind cool crisp fall days, but I having just barely sampled summer's delicious bounty, I would like to keep the heat around for a good few weeks.