Lughnasa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Harvest Moon<\/p>\n
The end of the growing season.\u00a0 Sort of.\u00a0 Tomatoes have to come inside, as does the basil.\u00a0 Apples, as near I can discover, will be ok since this will be a short duration below freezing event.\u00a0 Approximately one hour according to Stormpulse.com.\u00a0 Raspberries ripe now have to come inside.\u00a0 Wild grapes will get harvested today, too.<\/p>\n
Potatoes, leeks, swiss chard, beans, carrots will be fine.\u00a0 I did learn my lesson on root crops last year.\u00a0 I will not leave any of them in the ground once the frost sinks into the soil.\u00a0 Frozen ground does not yield.<\/p>\n
The year turns on a pivot, going from the cornucopia of the growing season to the fallow, bleak season.\u00a0 The bleak season, which begins late in October or early November, extends through March.\u00a0 It is a time for writing, teaching, organizing, politicking.<\/p>\n
My patience with the garden faded weeks ago in the heat of summer, though it always revives about now for a month or so.\u00a0 More harvest yet to come, leaves turning, fall cleanup.\u00a0 A great time in Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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