A quick walk through the yard today added urgency to my pre-frost list of to-dos. Last night's temperature dropped low enough to slightly burn the top edges of a cherry tomato plant - the temperature at 6:30 am was 39 degrees – so a good hard freeze is not too far off. So what's done and what's left on my to do list?
October 1, 2009. Normally on the first of the month I share one of my Gardening Oops – GOOPS for short. But this month my focus is on an avoided GOOP.
I'm a fresh fruit and veggie nut and do my best to pass on this love to my family. Imagine my delight when I received the following text message from our youngest who just started college : u r gonna be so proud of me … I just ate lunch at a farmers market … amazing fresh veggies everywhere. YES! He's enjoying the wonders of finding fresh, locally grown produce in the middle of a city … and now I know he will continue to seek out and enjoy fresh fruit and veggies, much like his older siblings. Growing up in a rural area in a family that gardens certainly increases the likelihood that children will learn to enjoy fresh produce. So many kids grow to adulthood knowing only the fruits and veggies found in cans or frozen plastic bags – if they eat fruit and veggies at all.
August 15, 2009. It seems that summer-type weather – hot and humid – has finally arrived in Connecticut. Morning glories to start the day and sweet peas grow not too far away.
August 11, 2009. Late blight continues to rear its ugly head in Connecticut farms and gardens, according to a recent report in the Norwich Bulletin. Because of the high risk of this windborne fungus spreading from location to location, I check my tomato plants daily. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station's Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology posted images of CT grown tomatoes with late blight. For images of all types of tomato disease, visit Cornell University's Vegetable MD Online.
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