Flash Season Extension

With the sudden drop in temperatures, we decided to have a flash season extension session last Monday.  With our fellow gardening friends, we built several season extension structures over our fall season plants in the waning light.  Unfortunately, the frost got what remained of our tomatoes, basil, and peppers, but it was time for them to go.  We really wanted to make sure that our lettuce, spinach, and other greens were covered and snuggled up nice and warm.  Thanks to all of our friends and work, they are covered up and doing well!This week was our last one of the second fall CSA session.  We were worried that our CSAers wouldn't get enough, but I think it was ok.  We had pumpkins, turnips, Swiss chard, kale, a little bit of broccoli raab, and a whole bunch of lettuce.The chickens are getting in gear for winter!   The guy who we buy eggs from told us that the chickens are shedding their old feathers and growing new feathers for the winter.  They are putting their energy into growing these new feathers; thus, we do not have eggs this week.  Well, although I'll miss getting eggs this week, I hope that our chickens are growing those feathers well!