The Good:
WOW, it is November already. Hard to believe since the
weather here on the coast of Maine has been so amazing. It has been a successful
season for the perennial and annual gardens. I always get excited when it is
time to start cutting perennials back and pull annuals out; it represents
another successful growing year. The years abundant amount of sunshine and days
in the upper 70's aided in giving many blooms to be enjoyed by all. It is
almost time to start thinking about digging up the dahlias, but...wait for
it...one more hard frost to go.
With the amazing temperatures the northeast has been seeing
this fall there are still many winged visitors that depend on the gardens for
food; bees, praying mantis and butterflies. Hold off on pruning the fall blooms
off so our winged friends have a resting place. Sad that many monarchs got
stuck here in the northeast from the mild temps and strong wind patterns. I'm happy
to report that the gardens I take care of still have flowers in bloom for them to feast
on.
The Bad:
The large amount of mosquitoes turned out to be the nemesis
for me this season. Personally I did not
find many ticks crawling on me or my clothing but I will add that it has become
a habit to spray my socks and shoes as soon as I get out of the vehicle at
every garden stop I make. One of my
clients said "you have to choose if you would rather take your chances
with cancer from the DEET or lyme disease from the ticks."
The Ugly:
Now for the cannabis growing community the same story is
being told over and over: the drastic
change in temperature and rainfall in late September quickly changed a great outdoor
grow year that had potential for large yields into a lot of bud mush, aka grey
mold. So if there is one piece of free advice I would like to offer you it is this:
don't buy products that claim to kill or stop grey mold. None of them work,
except perhaps as preventative maintenance. Persistence, patience and being
extremely careful in removing the damaged areas are the only way you can win
when the plants are growing in areas prone to mold, like foggy coastal Maine.
~always diggin it, Michelle
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