Limping to the finish line

Well, we didn't get the big one last Thursday.  The temp dipped below freezing for a couple of hours, burning the top leaves of the summer squash and zinnias, but most of the rest of the garden escaped damage.   The bad news is no rain in the forecast until the middle of next week.  The late plantings of the cole crops are not maturing due to dryness and the later spinach plantings are also stalled by lack of moisture.  It is a shame, since the weather channel is predicting temps in the upper 70s for the weekend.  Time to put most of the garden to sleep for the winter and get one bed ready for next year's garlic crop.