I have been a bit nervous because the weather has been so warm here and the soil has not cooled down. But, we finally have a cool forecast and nearly nightly frost forecast. It is time to get it in the ground. I usually wait until the soil temperature is around 50* F and about 6 weeks before the ground freezes. The warmth of the year is creating more of a guessing game than normal. Do it anyway...

Lemon Grass is a wonderful herb to use to learn how to make a simple syrup. I just posted the video under Preserving The Harvest. It can be found in the Resiliency Tools in the classroom. Follow along and make your own herbal simple syrup.

We are now going into the low light part of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. On November 1, We get 10 hours and 22 minutes of daylight in the center of the United States. The sun sits at 33.7 degrees above the horizon at noon. From Thanksgiving to Valentines Day is the low growth time in this part of the world and the time to focus on mini greens, sprouts, and mushrooms. Grow lights help this time of year for herbs and other crops, but I try to grow what takes minimal resources for the conditions offered. What are you growing? How are you adjusting for the lower light?

Here is how I save tomato and pepper seed. It really is simple.

Here is the freshly edited Fire Cider video. It will also be posted to the classroom under Preserving The Harvest Look in the Resiliency Tools Section.