Get out the Antidepressants 😒

[Taverna78]

At least for some of us. I told yous my climate change quick. Week ago high 80F. Now summer is gone. Cold, grey sky's, rain, sleet and damnit snow. Hell the trees and grass are still green. Last winter was no too bad. I have feeling tis winter ganna be bad. Even the king salmon started running already! They normally don't come in for another month. For me the salmon run is like groundhog says no more summer in general. So tis weekend we start cutting drums.
normally when is a week of weather that no show 80f+ is bad sign

[jmaler]

Looks like your fig season is over. Time to start thinking Soppressata di Calabrese.

[Taverna78]

We start soon😉

[JohnnyK]

Well, it was fun while it lasted. It's a wet, chilly, day out by my neck of the woods as well. It's only a matter of time before the snow starts to blow.

[Rewton]

I'm from Iowa and actually it doesn't look too bad for midwestern weather in late Sept/early October. Some varieties will still continue to ripen nice figs under those conditions.

[Rewton]

But cut those drums this weekend anyway - you have a lot of in-ground figs!

[Taverna78]

Oh yes and depending how well drums work my orchard will double if not triple by next winter.

[Fygmalion]

Oh Wow!

[m5allen]

The grass is always greener....I would love to have some of that weather right now. I am so sick of 90 degrees and 75% humidity at this point

[Taverna78]

Ha! Come spend vortex weeks here. You will pray to go home to hot humid. Ever have your nose hair feel like nails in your nose? Or lips crack so bad from all the street salts in the air with high winds? Trust me. Tis winters suck! That and everyone thinks they are best skill drive in snow. I wish I could post video here

[COGardener]

There are very few places that ate a happy medium, not to hot in summer.... not to cold in winter.

[ross]

It's supposed to rain every day here until Wednesday of next week...

[Taverna78]

Today here very cold rain all day. Is just stop. I am soaked head to toe

[cjmach1973]

My first of many(hopefully) It has a lid that snaps in place, so I just need to cut out the bottom. Price was good too-free

[cjmach1973]

I tried one barrel last year, so this year I'm going to try more. I started working for a company that delivers product in large barrels six weeks ago, and they said I could take some of the returns that come in for recycling. I am thinking of taking some to make a heat sink also- for when I build a hoop house.

[Taverna78]

If anything besides food grade in drum clean well. Otherwise let's do tis! I am go sat morning to start cutting drums. I will post photo.

[cjmach1973]

soaps-tide and such

[mstanleyross]

San Diego normally has Great weather.

[Taverna78]

And fires.....

[lilfiggy]

still sweating down here in Florida or as us girls call it "Dewing Up"

[Taverna78]

With flat hair dew! Ahahahhah

[Dave]

This is how I ended last fig season

[Taverna78]

Wow! Next season for me should look like that x10!

[Dave]

no no I should of explained it better these are all the unripe figs that I had to pull off the tree before putting them away for the winter last year very sad

[Taverna78]

Oh. Yes tis is sad.