A Grower Perspective

The weather, what we talk about around here, is crisp, clear, sunny, blue skies and downright cold. I don't know why but it making me a little cranky and maybe it is not the weather but the frozen pipe I have going to the washing machine and just the general concern about plants, animals and all of us in this cold weather. On my way to work I was thinking about what could bring me out of this funk, no need to get crotchety at this glorious time of year.  I looked up and saw the hill, Mount Pisgah, with a lovely pink glow. I could not meditate something this great no matter how long I sat.  Ahh, I can arrive with a little better cheer.

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 Today, the 6th of October, was the first frost of the year.  It’s an event that gets written on our calendar every year.  There is the first frost and then there is the first killing frost.  Killing frost takes out the tomatoes and shrivels up the pumpkin leaves, turns the annuals to mush and makes one sigh knowing that the summer garden is truly over and there is nothing you can do about it.

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