early exit

Despite all the bluster I have managed over global warming, it looks like a fairly early end to the lettuce deal here in the North Country.  Of course, we can say climate change instead of global warming, but 8 inches of rain in a 10 day period would have effectively ended the season no matter the temperatures.  The latest forecast puts off any freeze for at least a couple of weeks, so if the rest of the weather had been better we might still be harvesting romaine and iceberg for Columbus Day.  I guess the climatologists are correct in saying the trend may be to warmer weather, but other factors will introduce different uncertainties to the growing season.  I guess we won't be planting palm trees in Montreal in the near future.