Pavel314 wrote:
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Our overnight temperature dipped into the upper 30's the other night with frost warnings, so I brought all the citrus trees into the greenhouse and my wife took cuttings from the coleus plants out back. The frost didn't get this far south; our temperatures are more moderate this time of year because we're only a few miles in from the Chesapeake Bay, which is still relatively warm.

that would be nice to even have a greenhouse but for
us here it would cost so much to keep it warm enough
that the most i could see it being used for would be
a few week season extender on each end and i'm just
not looking for any more work by the time the season is
done i'm ready for it to be done.


We finally got some rain after a long dry spell. Looks like on-and-off showers for the next few weeks so I'll have to do any outdoor work on the dry days.

it has been fairly wet here this entire season. if we
get three days in a row without rain that has been unusual.

i did get the garlic planted this morning after breaking
up the bulbs i had. i also shipped a box off to a place
that will grow it for distribution to others so i'm hoping
they'll be successful in getting it out there. it's a
strong garlic that stands up to the cold here without
having to baby it at all. even does ok in our mostly clay
amended garden soils if i perch it a bit.


songbird