What's the best date for a Harvest service?

It's mid May and the summer's almost upon us, which means it's time to draft the rotas for the autumn and Christmas!

I've been thinking about the best time to celebrate Harvest. It's traditionally been in October but in 2007 we heeded the voices of those who pleaded that the fields, gardens and allotments were all empty and celebrated Harvest on 9 September. This felt a bit early, but the attendance was good and I think it worked.

But what do you think? Would you rather we celebrated Harvest on 13 September 2008 or on 12 October 2008? Let the people speak...

Send me an email or use the comments facility beneath this post to let us know which you prefer and, even more helpfully, why.

Update 29 May: Every response, email and conversation I've had with people confirms that 13 September is much the better date. So there you go, time to get on with the marrows, carrots and beans.