October 1, 2014
Fall Harvest
The garden season is slowly but surely coming to an end. The cool nights and warm sunny days are here for a short time here in Mesopotamia, OH.
Here at Hopewell, residents and staff enjoy working out in the fresh autumn air, whether its picking the last of the tomatoes and peppers or harvesting pumpkins. It's hard to believe another summer is here and gone. Our green house and garden produced plentiful fruits and vegetables that were used or will be used in our kitchen where we all will get to enjoy the fruits of our labor! The best crops this year consisted of green beans, sweet corn, cucumbers and watermelon.
Now, Hopewell residents and staff are busy decorating the inn and grounds with pumpkins, corn stalks and gourds. We have been looking forward to picking our pumpkins for quite some time, they were such a treat to grow. In the beginning of June we sowed pumpkin seeds directly into the ground. We had to mound up the dirt in rows or "pumpkin hills" and watch as the warm summer rain and sunlight took care of the rest. We wish everybody a Happy Autumn Season!
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