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With frequent frosts and a long nighttime low that stays below 40F, the flowers are nearly done. There are always a few stragglers that push on but the bounty is over as the blooms slow. If I can pull myself away from the outside tasks, I might be able to make some magic with the behemoth of dried flowers I've been saving and hanging for future weeks but the end is near for the fresh bouquets. I've got some spinach and salad mix available this week as well as a few precious boxes of cherry tomatoes (who are also nearing their end as the long hot days begin to shorten and cool)  Hurry up little 'maters! I've been leaving the greenhouse closed up tight to make use of the last days of heat  Most of the sunflowers this year are being left for the birds and for some selective seed saving from a mix of the ones I like best in both color and growth.  Spinach is in the house! and some salad babies before going into the ground on the left and the previous babies all grown up and harvested on the left. On to get washed!  My parents are back for the last bit of farm work for them and first my dad is making work on the old pile of fence railing that are not the best firewood, bu they'll burn and there is alot of it. Next my mom gets to stack it! #teamwork the bees are enjoying the late wildflower blooms as they scramble to get every last bit of nectar before winter. Dandelions are such an important pollen source for them and I've been saving their puffy seeds (yep!) for a new 'lawn' seed mix for next year that will be filled with flowers that will bloom even when mowed low. Get outta here grass, 'cause flowers are the new green!  The resident gargoyle Hella likes to keep an (distant) eye on me as I water the greenhouse. Has she tried to scale the plastic of the dome? yes. Did she succeed? no. Might there be some kitty cat claw holes up there? absolutely. Did I sprint to get the ladder? yes. Without Bonnie's dahlias from Hoot Owl Farm, the late season bouquets would fall flat! My season is so short that I only got two blooms from mine before the frost wiped them out. Maybe next year, they can be cozy under the re-installed high tunnel. But who can say no to these beauties anyways!  The rush of the hens and the fleeing of the grasshoppers causes more than a bit of chaos during their evening foraging sessions  Don't let their abject adorableness fool you! These tiny terrors of fluff and fur have too much fun pulling every item of clothing off my open shelving closet (i've got bins now so after a marathon of laundry each item will stay safe and clean), the curtain that acts as a closet door is getting nearly shredded (as is the shower curtain), and the rest of the house is being kitten-proofed in anticipation of when they get to be free from their bedroom/bathroom confinement. I also get to sleep with three liquid balls of fluff and fur snuggled up to me, they meow and purr and play whenever I come into the room, and I get to dress up 4 cats for Halloween now (including two black cats!)  Auntie Hella is still very unsure about her new roommates (they are still separated even if she sometimes sees them when they slip through the door) but I make sure she gets snuggle times on the couch and play time with the feather wand. A few new toys helps to mix their scents together so she can learn that they are good snuggle mates too What's available this week?
Where to find it all?
I'll be at the Farmers Market at Libby, this Thursday from 3-630pm! I'll be at the Troy Farmers Market, this Friday for delivery by order online or message
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AuthorI'm Farmer Megan with a life full of cackles, clucks, quacks, weeds, crazy kitten, and one tiny, senior, blind dog. Archives
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