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Officially, summer lasts well into September here in the Northern Hemisphere.
Astronomical fall does not begin until the fall equinox, which is on September 22 this year.
But by September 22, for apples at least, autumn is well underway.
There will have been local apples for a good two months, and icons such as McIntosh and Macoun will be peaking.
So I have been thinking about a slightly different calendar for apples, beginning around the American Labor Day and lasting, perhaps, to the end of November. Or maybe just until the American Thanksgiving.
Not lasting as late as the end of astronomical fall at the winter solstice.
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What do you think?
Market report
(Italics indicate varieties for sale for the first time this year.)
The selection continues to grow as we head into the heart of the harvest.
Meteorological Fall runs from September 1 to November 30:
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season#Meteorological
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteorological-versus-astronomical-seasons
It's no surprise that agricultural season should track meteorological ones, especially during the harvest.
DeleteThe meteorological seasons temper scientific measurement with the Gregorian calendar.
Were they based solely on average temperature, for instance, meteorological seasons would begin and end a bit later to permit meteorological summers and winters that comprise an equal temperature range. (June 1 is cooler on average than Sep 1, etc.). But the meteorological seasons are rounded off to the start of the earlier month.
Western WI: That’s similar to the old Celtic calendars that cross quarter days still reflect.
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