The first day of autumn, Sept. 22, has arrived. The weather has been gorgeous, unseasonably warm and dry. Its been dipping down into the 40’s at night and coming back up to nearly 80 in the daytime. We have planted several fall veggies, including broccoli raab, kohlrabi, kale, lettuce and swiss chard. They are all doing great so far. I can hardly believe how quickly the raab and chard came up to harvest size and they’ve been great.
I started more seed last weekend in the greenhouse. Not sure if there is still time but thought I’d give it a try.
I’ve been searching the internet for first frost dates. It would appear that we don’t need to worry too much until October. The likelihood of frost grows stronger as the month progresses. I’ve attached a link to some very interesting weather charts. Also, sounds like the best way to protect plants from frost is to cover them with either burlap or cotton sheets.
Seeding with Gandy Drop Spreader
The area was re-seeded on Sunday September 20. 2009. The forecast is for warm dry weather during the next couple of days, then cloudy and cool.
The ground was moist as rain had fallen during the night time of Friday September 18.
Process…
- Standing weed seeds were burned with propane torch, then mowed.
- Rototilled entire area.
- Rototilled again after a two week rest period.
- Rolled area eith 6 foot water filled roller from Scholton,s Equipment.
- Applied 50# (2 bags) of seed with Gandy spreader set at ~30 on the gage wheel. Used Kubota for lightest weight.
- Rolled area again to press seed into the ground.
Seed…
Horse Pasture from Skagit Farmers
- 28.49% Safe Tall Fescue
- 28.79% Amba Orchardgrass
- 19.97% Timothy
- 19.77% Tivoli Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
The corn harvest is nearly done. The wind stom this weekend nearly flattened everything. The first variety was harvested a few weeks ago. The 2nd, Bodacious never produced very much. The ears that were picked were not remarkable. We are harvesting the Golden Jubilee now and it certainly has been the best one. The ears are perfect, large and well formed, flavor is good and the yield is high. Some plants have three ears and most have two. Hopefully I will be able to freeze a few of them for winter use.
