September brings a chill!

Since the last garden update temperatures have dropped and scarves, hats and sweaters have been dusted off by our group of gardeners. This past Tuesday the annual opening picnic to welcome the new students of St. Catherine University took place right on the lawn next to the garden.

As the gardeners gathered in the garden, students were invited to try a tomato (or two!) as the harvest traveled around to the picnic attendees. Information about the garden was also available for students to take and, as always, an invitation to join us on Tuesday nights was extended to all.

Buckwheat has sprouted in the Simple Garden, and we are all patiently anticipating it's growth to see if it will have time to flower or not. If the buckwheat does flower before frost the crop will be able to deliver some wonderful things to the soil before winter; if not, it will be tilled in as green manure in the spring.

As the weeks come to a close for this season the gardeners have some possible processing planned of tomatoes for salsa and basil for pesto, but for now the earth continues to give, and we continue to be grateful for it's gift!