October 1st....I can't believe it. Fall is here but feels like summer.

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I can’t believe it.  It is October 1st.  I am getting calls for next year’s plant orders, and it is hard for me to think of spring right now, when I have all the fall clean-up to do.  It is above normal temperatures for the next few days.  It could have high in the 90’sF(32C).  That will be warm.  At least, our nights and mornings are cooler, so they feel like fall.  Humidity is down so that helps too.  But we could use some rain.  Farmers are busy combining their soybeans.  One of our customers said by the weekend there will not be many beans left around this area. Stay cool, stay safe.
 
Australia family and friends I just saw were wearing winter coats; it hasn’t warmed up much for them.   Thursday Oct 2nd will be cold and wet. 58F(15C) but feels like 45F(7C)   90% chance of rain.  Stay warm, stay dry, stay safe. 
 
Just including some fun facts about October.  First is a joke.  I know it is lame, but it is a gardening joke.  Enjoy. 
Joke of the Month
Q. What is a pumpkin’s favorite sport?
A. Squash!
 
Folklore for the Season
When deer are in a gray coat in October, expect a hard winter.
Much rain in October, much wind in December.
A warm October means a cold February.
In October dung your field, and your land its wealth shall yield.
Good October, a good blast,
To blow the hog acorn and mast.
[tree fruit upon which wild animals feed]
Taken from https://www.almanac.com/content/month-october-holidays-fun-facts-folklore
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa [email protected]  641-794-3337  cell 641-903-9365  Beckysgreenhouse.com  Facebook Becky Kerndt Litterer or Becky’s Greenhouse