Here in the deep south of the United States we are technically winding down the summer even though daytime high temperatures remain in the mid 80s and even 90s. I suspect I will be sporting shorts, tees and flip flops for quite a while longer and I’m not mad about it. That said, nature inherently knows what we can only slightly sense and only if we’re tuned in: the mornings are cooler and the bees seem to be slightly less frantic in their busyness. Plants have slowed their flowering and a few leaves here and there have started to yellow and drop. I wander through the garden, taking it all in, but mostly worrying about the what seems to be a sudden “downturn” in what was a thriving habitat. Have I overwatered? Not enough fertilizer? Too much fertilizer? Poison in the water? An infestation must have taken hold! This must be stopped! Fixed! Why aren’t you producing?!?….

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