It's time for the cold!
Crossing our fingers so that the cold comes but is gradual, during this period we are witnessing the harvest of Jerusalem artichoke from Bozzolan, broccoli from Tognon, leeks from Traverso, cabbage from Cà Solare, chicory from Pajaro, Damo, Bozza, fennel from Al Confin, the potatoes from Abbiate, the new kiwis from Breitenberger... and soon even the late red chicks!
After the heavy rains of the last few days and after a warm October, the development of all the crucifers that, after the September rush, had slowed down their growth is even more abundant. After the summer heat that had reduced vegetative activities to a minimum, with the September rains, many vegetable species had quickly reached the maturation phase, much earlier than expected, also on the basis of the precocity of each type of product. The precocity or lateness of a crop is measured in days from the time of planting to the time of harvest and it is normal to sown/plant different varieties all together to then have a certain scalarity at the time of harvest and not have to “crowd the market”. Unfortunately, this year different varieties of the same species have reached maturity almost simultaneously despite having very different precocities. So many producers found themselves with plants that had to be ready in periods from 60 to 120 days, in a much shorter period.
With the drop in temperatures, this pace has slowed down a bit, but we are over the middle of November with temperatures typical of the month of October. This will cause many problems because the plants will not have time to slow down their vegetative activities before the arrival of the great cold, with the consequent risk, in the event of frosts, of freezing of the sap that is still abundant in plant tissues. As always, we trust nature!!!
