The Big Chill

I just had to put that title down for today's post.  As much as I hate the first real freeze of the season, the reference to the archetypical boomer movie is irresistible.  I'll survey the damage tonight, but at least there was no wind to add burn to the freeze.  For sure, the lettuce and more tender veg are history.  The real question is how badly did the broccoli and cauliflower freeze and how long will they take to rehydrate.  We have rain and warmer weather predicted for later in the week, so we should be ok in that department.  The next question is how to get the garlic planted before the rain makes a muddy mess out of my carefully prepared beds.  Fall gardening on the NCR is not for the faint of heart.