Gotta Love the Warmer Globe

Well, things are bit odd. Here we are on the 19th of October and there has yet to be a sign of frost. I take that back a bit as there was a little kiss of 32 degrees a couple of weeks ago. But the truth is it didn't even kill the squash. In fact, while most delicate plants have just given up for lack of desire, there are some still growing like it was summer.




It is no secret that the Brussel Sprouts love this weather even if it does freeze, as do the broccoli but the Chaco Canyon Beans, that would be the ones found in a cave in Chaco Canyon, are still growing. There is even a squash out there trying to put on a good show by expanding some six inches in the last two weeks. I'm sure it is all in vain due to the fact that as an adult it is supposed to be one of the monsters. Still, nice effort dude.


I do find it interesting that many plants just shut down by Oct 1st no matter what the weather. They are just done, worn out, feed up in some cases if they have had a bad year, while others jump on the extra growing time. The chard is very robust but the tomatoes, while they signed out in Sept, still have fruit laying all over the place, some green but still ripening.


I suppose the warm weather puzzles me, and some of the plants. Their genetics tells them to throw in the towel, or do the dirt nap, but there is still opportunities. Those not so programed just keep going. It must be that the native Americans of Chaco Canyon selected out the bean that would not quit. Not a bad trait for a changing world. Handy adaptation.