Terry Coombs wrote:

We've had temps as low as 8° F here ... I was out by the garden today
bringing in some firewood , and noticed the bok choi , spinach , and lettuce
all still have green leaves - as do the strawberries . Everything else is
deader'n hail , but those four really surprised me .

the strawberries here survive fine without much
bother in most places. i lightly mulch some of
them that are more exposed to the wind and cold
but i don't think it makes that much difference
in the end because the surrounding plants will
gladly take over any space vacated by a few of
the weaker brethren.

i don't know what the lowest temps have been
yet, but we are getting some snow. luckily not
as much as the folks along the shorelines of
the lakes. those folks in NY state are getting
a bunch.


I've been involved in a discussion on chisel plow/cultivators in another
group - if I build something there will be more space under cultivation next
year ... buying this little yard/garden tractor is altering my life - for
the better if you ask my back ! That wood I brought in today was dragged on
a "sled" by the tractor instead of hauled in the wheelbarrow or on the
furniture dolly .




songbird