November 5, 2022
Harvesting lettuce in November???
Plants putting out buds and blooms???
perennial poppy
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| delphinium |
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| brown-eyed susan |
We have had a long string of warm sunny days, with nights well above freezing. I find it very unsettling, as this weather, at this time of year, is such a deviation from what I have been used to all my life.
The pond is low, awaiting winter's top up.
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| aphids in their winged phase |
Chainsaw milled hemlock timbers for next summer's project....the root cellar.
another pile is behind this one
and chainsaw milled pine lumber for other projects.
Yep, it's crazy! Pussy Willows here are leafing out and I expect to see blossoms on my strawberries soon. (Not really. I hope.) I've not mulched them for the winter yet because we haven't had the 2-3 hard frosts before I usually do it. We're lacking rain and were supposed to get some overnight and into today but when I got up before dawn today there were a million stars in the clear sky twinkling down upon me. No sign of precipitation yet now at 9:30 a.m. Sigh. Our pond is lower than yours and thirsty for a nice fill-up before winter truly sets in, but I don't think it's going to happen. Your pepper plant is lookin' good and I'll take one of those heads of lettuce, please. ;o)
ReplyDeleteThe wild strawberries in the grass along the south side of the barn ARE blooming! We have been very dry here as well. If it was gardening season, I'd be out watering a lot!
DeleteIt is bizarre, isn't it? So warm and windy today. Hmmmmm, what does this mean in terms of our eventual winter, I wonder. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteNoticed a 'sun dog' this AM...change in the weather coming? We seem to be in uncharted territory, weather-wise...and yes, wondering about our snow cover as well.
DeleteThat's a lot of chainsawing! But isn't that stacked lumber pretty!
ReplyDeleteAfter frost killing our summer garden a couple weeks ago, we're in a warm trend as well. My hope is that it will give the fall garden and winter pasture time to grow. Who knows what kind of weather is around the corner???
Yes, a big pine came down and we just couldn't bear to waste it. Temperatures here have been yo-yoing crazily lately, not anything normal about it.
DeleteHi Rosalea! I for one, can wait for the snow! ☺ I have lettuce growing here now too lol!
ReplyDeleteHi Rain. Today may be the last lettuce harvest, as the temps are set to plummet on Sunday.
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