I just came back from the faux pumpkin patch around the corner from my house. I got two pumpkins which my wife and I will attempt to carve after we have a few drinks. Wish us luck.
The farmer and I at the patch had a little chat about the unusually hot October here in South Florida. We were both on the same scary page. The Climate Change one. Record breaking heat here and the earliest recorded snow in the Northeast. Denver International just had 5 foot snow drifts. Before Halloween!
People that deal with the Earth on an intimate basis have been recognizing these changes for some time. Ask any farmer and they will tell you things are not right. Sometimes I feel that people think that combating Climate Change is about saving the polar bears and penguins and some small fish that lives in a pool in the bottom of a cave in the Mojave. These things are true but really it's about saving us. The polar bears will die but some creatures will make it through the bottleneck. Will we?
I say these things because after two attempts my spinach seedlings have died. Spinach is notoriously difficult to grow. It needs a cool, moist environment. We had a cool spell earlier in the month and I thought, "Ok, this is it. The weather is breaking." Not true. It's in the upper 80's again. This is the hottest October I can remember. Enjoy your spinach while you can. Happy Halloween!
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