It is hard to believe we are already working towards the Fall season. The planting is finished and we have replanted the greenhouses for a third time, for those late season lettuces, romaine, kohlrabi etc. The greenhouses protect these crops when there are cooler nights and so can be enjoyed up until November.

September brings the promise of sweater weather, the leaves changing colour and crisp, beautiful, fall days and nights. Frost is in the air, so all the delicate flowers need to be covered at night. Did you know it freezes hardest around the full moon? So if the sky is clear and the wind dies down and the temperature drops as the evening progresses, there could be a killer frost. A jacket or blanket is usually enough to protect a flowering plant, and in the fields we use floating row covers as cop protection. After the first frost, we often get a spell of beautiful warm weather, as a reminder of what the summer was like.

With farm visits picking up, we are fixing scarecrows, have created a path in the 4 acre corn maze, the sunflowers are out, and brought in many colourful Fall mums for the many displays we put up. It is our favourite time of year

September also brings many more vegetables, like turnip, brussel sprouts, kale, and fruits like coronation grapes, apples, pears and of course squash, lots and lots of squash!

With Thanksgiving right ’round the bend, it is time to order a farm fresh Thanksgiving turkey and don’t forget to pick up all the dinner fixings and desserts.