What happened to fall?

We started the season out with very cool temperatures, both day and night. Now, the overnight temperatures are in the 60s and the daytime highs are around 80. It's like summer is starting again.

I'm not really complaining, though. I like warmer weather and it's helped extend the growing season on my garden beds. I'm still picking beans and peas, so that's a big help. I even pulled a few carrots the other day. Those can stay in the ground all winter, so I'm not concerned about dealing with them for the freezer or canning them.

It looks like the few sweet potatoes I planted are making tubers. There won't be a lot of them, but after the vines die back, I'll dig them up and see what we've got.

Wild rabbits have taken a toll on some of my fall plantings, such as lettuce and spinach. I'm going to have to figure out some way to keep the critters out!

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