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Frost Came and than it was warm

Yep, we had frost and the sweet potatoes came out of the ground just in time. Frost marks the end of many crops that cannot take the cold, basil, tomatoes, peppers and more, unless they were covered or in a hoop-house. Once past that first frost the weather gets warmer and fortunately we are getting a reprieve from the rain, now the large farms that have beans can get on the fields and start harvesting their beans. Farmers are busy putting up fences and the dear are moving into the farmer fields and into the gardens. The dear must have good tastes because this last week they found Laws Romaine lettuce. White Pine Farm has pasture where the cattle are and the dear don’t like to mix with the cattle so they tend to leave the garden alone. Once in awhile we will see tracks and they gleefully nip the tops off the plants.
This time of year the plants get a little weaker so we have to watch them closely for it is more challenging to get the higher quality produce that is easier generally earlier in the season.
We are enjoying this wonderful warm dry spell and so are the yellow jackets.

Until Next Time
Marian Listwak