There is a chill in the air, and I'm not sure I am ready for it.
We have had way too many night time temps in the single digits this summer, including the last few nights. The day highs are in the low 20's. Is summer over already, or did it not happen at all.
Some things in the garden loved the cool temps and regular rain. The lettuce has done amazing, the sno peas are 7' high and at their peak production. The sugar snap peas are producing well, having recovered from their early summer pruning by the deer.
My current favourite lettuce is Drunken Woman (gotta love the name). It is an amazing green colour tinged with a blush of red around the edges. It is slow to bolt in the heat, which is a bonus in a normal hot summer.
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Even the beans haven't minded the cooler temps, and are producing basketfuls each day.
The chili peppers on the other hand, really aren't doing that well. They are only now producing the first few chilies. Fortunately they are growing in a pot. This usually helps, as the roots stay warmer all summer than they would if planted in the ground. This summer however, with the cold night time temps, not so much. However as it cools even further, I can at least run them indoors when necessary. My usual practise, when we leave in the fall is to put the pots-plants and all-in an out of way corner inside, and do nothing else til spring. We then come back to Canada to a plant covered with red, dried chilies,perfect for grinding up and storing. I hope the peppers are far enough along when we leave this year that this will work.
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Tomatoes, squash and cucs also struggling with the cold. Maybe the fall will be warm and sunny. We can always hope.
But inspite of this we are now managing to get most our veges from the garden.
We are eating beans, salads and stir fries, almost totally from what we produce.It is the usual story of growing enough variety that there will always be things to harvest no matter what the weather throws at us.
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We have had way too many night time temps in the single digits this summer, including the last few nights. The day highs are in the low 20's. Is summer over already, or did it not happen at all.
Some things in the garden loved the cool temps and regular rain. The lettuce has done amazing, the sno peas are 7' high and at their peak production. The sugar snap peas are producing well, having recovered from their early summer pruning by the deer.
My current favourite lettuce is Drunken Woman (gotta love the name). It is an amazing green colour tinged with a blush of red around the edges. It is slow to bolt in the heat, which is a bonus in a normal hot summer.
Even the beans haven't minded the cooler temps, and are producing basketfuls each day.
The chili peppers on the other hand, really aren't doing that well. They are only now producing the first few chilies. Fortunately they are growing in a pot. This usually helps, as the roots stay warmer all summer than they would if planted in the ground. This summer however, with the cold night time temps, not so much. However as it cools even further, I can at least run them indoors when necessary. My usual practise, when we leave in the fall is to put the pots-plants and all-in an out of way corner inside, and do nothing else til spring. We then come back to Canada to a plant covered with red, dried chilies,perfect for grinding up and storing. I hope the peppers are far enough along when we leave this year that this will work.
Tomatoes, squash and cucs also struggling with the cold. Maybe the fall will be warm and sunny. We can always hope.
But inspite of this we are now managing to get most our veges from the garden.
We are eating beans, salads and stir fries, almost totally from what we produce.It is the usual story of growing enough variety that there will always be things to harvest no matter what the weather throws at us.
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