Monday, October 19, 2015

Sunday and Monday morning freeze

I spent most of Saturday harvesting the last of the warm weather crops like peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and squash before the consecutive freezes on Saturday night and Sunday.  It is a ritual every year and I usually watch the veggies go bad over the next couple of weeks as there is way too much for even the extended family to eat fresh.  The temps dipped into the low 20s last night, so even the lettuces which I double covered with spun polyester cloth are probably damaged.  A warm rain is forecast for tonight which will revive the hardier crops, but the handwriting is on the wall.  The growing season is over.  I hope we will see better conditions next year, but I'm not counting on it.

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