Sunset time in the Gardens. Time to take down and put away our wonderful 60' growing tunnels that have given us fresh tomatoes, peppers and basil right up til now....and so the sun sets on another successful growing season.

For a real education about what is available (and for what) in the 'growing under plastic' world contact GrowersSupply.com They are in Iowa, but their catalog is great to get an idea about what is appropriate for the small gardener or larger grower. If you live in the American East and want to learn about and purchase tunnel and other growing assists, contact Griffin Greenhouse and Nursery Supplies at griffins.com

There are Griffin outlets throughout the northeast. For New York State, they are in Auburn, Brookhaven, and Schenectady and have delivery trucks that cover most of the rest of the state.

Catbird Farm also uses Miller Nurseries in Canandaigua, NY (millernurseries.com) for plants and trees, and Johnny's Selected Seeds of Albion Maine for seeds and growing equipment. Working with Johnny's is an education in organic farming/gardening onto itself. Their seeds are worthy of our north country. And though it is not local to us here in Western NY State, I used to live just down the road from the original Johnny's farm in North Dixmont, Maine so it seems local to me!

We are especially pleased that Johnny's Prizewinner F1 Pumpkin Seeds gave us the winning jumbo pumpkin at our local harvest festival this year without any special fertilizing, pruning, or treatment. Out of one seed packet, 8 giant pumpkins gently emerged out of our squash field. Now that is fun. A great project for a child.