Archive for October 10th, 2009

October 10, 2009 – It’s Over (Growing Season)

Posted by highhopesgardens | Filed under Farm - All, Weather | Oct 10, 2009 | No Comments

The growing season ended last night.  The first hard freeze was accompanied by the earliest recorded one-inch snowfall in Des Moines.  We didn’t get an inch of snow here, but didn’t miss the freeze. All in all it was an average year on the farm for crops, but much above average for comfort of the ...Read more.