November 13, 1980 - Fall Garden Is RewardingSECOND SECTION
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Fall Garden Is Rewardinq-
How the world around us opens up as the
leaves come off the trees. Just this mor-
ning, as I rubbed the sleepers out of my
eyes and looked out my bedroom window, I
saw for the first time a new homestead in
the tree tops. It was a squirrel's nest being
built of leaves. We usually think of
squirrels living in hollow trees. Perhaps
that's from story books or perhaps that
was true years ago when there were more
mature forests around and a lot more
woods than there are now. But today the
leaf nest is the more typical dwelling for
this busy member of the rodent family.
It's like the muskrats' home. It depends
on the surroundings. If the muskrats live
in our large salt marshes with gradual
sloping uplands their homes will be built
out on the marsh, something like the
homes of the beaver we've seen pictures
of. The difference is that the mounds of
muskrats are made of mud and grass and
homes of beavers are made mostly of
sticks and mud. Yet the usual muskrat
home here on Long Island is the un-
derground den that's built into the boggy
sides of our creeks. Their entrances are
underwater and are easily visible at low
tide.
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As I lay there in bed watching that busy
little aerialist scampering back and forth
with mouthfuls of leaves, I was reminded
how agile they are. Squirrels literally run
along the branches and jump and hang as
if there were no such thing as height. On
the ground they hop, and seldom run in the
true sense of the word. Squirrels must
enjoy the swaying tree tops, for this one's
home now swayed in the strong northwest
wind. In my mind's eye I can see this
winter a gray ball of fur curled up inside
this well - insulated home as the winds and
cold howl about. Although squirrels are
active most of the year, in a severe cold
and snow spell they sleep long days and
nights awaiting the eventual thaw that will
Shop where you have
RADISHES- -The spoils of a fall garden are many for those who take the
time to plan for one.
Photo by Paul Stoutenburgh
trigger their inner energy to scamper
about looking for food. Today their fall
harvest is not only nuts, but the harvest of
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leaves to build their winter's nest close to
their food supply.
We are in between seasons now. The ice in
the bucket outside told me that winter dhys
are not too far away. Yet the warmth of the
shrinking sunlight also tells me that we
still have a grace period and winter is not
yet here. One day it's warm and sunny.
The next is cold and blustery.
I had planned on just this kind of weather
some time ago when I tilled the still
productive land of summer for my fall
garden. The weeds had just about taken
over by then and it was difficult to see any
organization in what once had been neat,
clean rows of vegetables. As someone once
said, "Turn your back on your garden and
you'll soon have a patch of weeds."
Long Winter Ahead
Once the area was tilled and again
restored to some order, it was mostly a
matter of time before the earth once again
would produce for me. My limp
cauliflower, sprouts and cabbage plants
amazingly came to life almost over night
after planting, and today are just starting
to yield their bounty. Boiled cabbage, Cole
slaw and sauerkraut are but a few of the
things to come. The sprouts will surely be
on the Thanksgiving table, and with a little
help in the weather so will the cauliflower.
Besides these vegetables we hurriedly
put in a few rows of beets, radishes and
carrots. The carrots never did take
because of the dryness, but the beets and
radishes came out perfectly. My only
complaint is that the set was not that good
because of the dry weather and so the crop
is about half. Yet fall vegetables seem to
have a special color and ruggedness for
this time of year and because it's the bitter
end for the garden they always seem to
taste the best. There's a long winter ahead.
PAULSTOUTENBURGH
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