Fall is Here!

What happened to August and September? The end of summer seems like a blur and all of a sudden I am bundled up in a scarf in my house writing this post. I am not complaining...fall is my favorite season but it always seems to end too soon and before we know it there will be snow on the ground.  I love seeing the changes of the seasons and I think autumn has the most beautiful colors and most comfortable temperatures.  The days are getting shorter and it is most apparent to me on Saturday mornings as we get ready for the market.  We used to be in the garden at 6:30 am picking the last of the produce and loading up the van, but now we have to wait until about 7:00 am to get just enough light to see what we are doing.

The garden is showing signs of fall as lots of the plants are starting to brown and not look as lush as they did a few weeks ago.  The sunflowers have been done for a few weeks and the zinnias have just about had it.  We still have flowers at the market, and the arrangements are full of stems that can be saved for drying. 

With the cooler temperatures we once again have lettuce and cilantro and our tomatoes will continue to ripen until the first frost. After that, it will be time to make pickled green tomatoes!

All around the rest of the yard is evidence of summer coming to an end: the red leaves of the burning bush, the antiquing hydrangeas, and browning of the ferns settling in for winter.

As a reminder, we still have garlic for sale and we can ship it to you! We only have Music and Italian Purple Striped varieties left, and please email me at endeavortofarm@gmail.com to place your order!