The cold has arrived a bit early this year.

After the hail storms this past summer, the gardens were slow to recover.  I'm just now seeing small squash on the vines and green tomatoes on the stem.  The second storm just traumatized the vegetables and there isn't enough time to fully mature.  Most squash plants didn't even bear fruit.  The potatoes were small but at least there were some.

Tonight we have 34 Deg. predicted, so the tomatoes have to be covered and what's in the gardens will just have to cope with the cold.  It's tough to say if they can or not. They aren't typical September plants, that is for sure.

Early Fall cold temperatures means the wood stoves will be started sooner than  normal.

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