Having pulled out the old chestnut "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times", I'm still going to use it regarding my continuing struggle to garden in the north country during the fall.
By relentlessly planting during the driest summer in my experience, I set the table for a bountiful fall harvest. As mid September approached, my last planting of beans was beginning to blossom. Late summer squash plants were producing and fall spinach and lettuce looked good. Then Mom Nature reminded me we live on borrowed time. A mid month frost put paid the summer vegetables and severely set back the late brassicas like broccoli and cauliflower. Adding 2 inches of rain which would have been a godsend in July just added salt to the wound.
Flash forward 2 weeks and the late fall veg is trying to make a comeback in October. Milder weather this week will help the last 3 plantings of lettuce, bok choy and nappa cabbage. The late broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower may or may not head, but they are trying. Dickens must have known a gardener or three!
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