** EDIT ** For Antler's pick up - anytime between 3:00-5:30 at the Antler's in Libby Thursday! We weren't planning to do a pop-up, but with the nice Fall we've been having, we still have enough produce, so we'll be there for the extended hours.
Today is the first really cold morning we've had yet, and we all remembered the challenges immediately on a packing day... Stickers not wanting to stick, pile ups at the door to the wash/pack because we keep it closed to hold in heat, it's tough to hear each other when the heater kicks on, etc. So we were definitely missing our warmer weather today! But you know what's a lot nicer to do in cool temps? Shovel compost, lol. And lucky for us, there is plenty to do to keep us warm for the rest of the day. We plan to continue with clean up and prepping beds this week, we'll be taking soil samples, demo on the flower block and digging up gladiolus corms and dahlia tubers, as well as what it most likely our final pop-up on Thursday (Yes, we've said that before this season, but we really mean it this time...we think?!).
We look forward to seeing you at pick up this week! Stay warm!
Cheers, Bonnie & Rudy
Pic above: Enjoying the last dahlia...there's a life lesson in here somewhere! The rest of our dahlias succumbed to the cold long ago, but this dahlia along with a few others was found growing amongst some tipped over and trampled plants - that ended up being enough protection from frost to keep it blooming. It's stem was twisted from reaching towards the sun even though it's orientation was wacky. Anyway, this beauty has been appreciated (on our windowsill) like no other flower this season simply because it outlasted all the others...and to think on a typical summer week it certainly would have been ignored or stepped on!
