Yesterday afternoon I harvested almost everything I could before the frost hit last night. I was told last year by a mentor farmer that one shouldn't harvest a green tomato unless it has at least a small splash of color, or else it won't ripen well. I couldn't let all those perfect, beautiful tomatoes go to waste, though. I picked most of the blemish-free green tomatoes in the garden. I also picked all the remaining squash (summer and winter), basil, thyme, sage, patchouli, lavender, oregano, cosmos, snapdragons, peppers, tomatillos, and cucumbers. I have yet to harvest many potatoes. They are still in the ground, but I think they will be okay as long as I harvest them in the next few days. As the hail rained down on me I saw little cilantro sprouts peeking out of the ground where I seeded them a month or so ago. I hope they survived. I haven't been to the garden yet today to survey the damage. I said goodbye to the fair weather plants last night just in case ("See you again next year, if not tomorrow").
I will be participating in a farmers' market next week. On Thursday, September 22 I will be at Fond du Lac reservation's Gitigaan Fall Feast selling squash, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, tomatillos, dried herbs, potted sweet grass, catmint-stuffed cat toys, and possibly some flower bunches. I don't know if anyone in the area reads this blog yet but if so the Gitigaan Fall Feast is at 5pm at the Cloquet Community Center/Tribal Center, 1720 Big Lake Rd.
I will be participating in a farmers' market next week. On Thursday, September 22 I will be at Fond du Lac reservation's Gitigaan Fall Feast selling squash, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, tomatillos, dried herbs, potted sweet grass, catmint-stuffed cat toys, and possibly some flower bunches. I don't know if anyone in the area reads this blog yet but if so the Gitigaan Fall Feast is at 5pm at the Cloquet Community Center/Tribal Center, 1720 Big Lake Rd.
