November, the leaves are raked up. Most of them are used for mulch on our raised garden beds, especially the garlic that is planted in mid or late October.
November, like the previous two month as wetter and warmer than average and especially last year.
So warm in fact it has not been cold enough to dig horseradish, which I find is more pungent when dug in colder weather. So, I will wait, maybe until spring.
But with the record warmth of the first week of November when the daily minimums were set on the 5th and 6th, all in all the month turned out to be the third warmest since 1965. The month finished over a quarter inch above average. It was a gift of Mother Nature to give several days between each rainy period. The spread sheet included in this report shows rain on day one of the month and on the last day and many dry days in between. Now we need some cold so ski areas can make snow and I can dig some horseradish. Well, maybe my horseradish can wait. I hope you have a jolly December.
I apologize for the lateness of this report, but I have non-covid flu and a couple of bone fractures in my left foot from an accident. When things are better I will send out Thanksgiving weather history.