I can just see your cats watching you and thinking to themselves, "Just
what are the hairless ones up to now? Quite peculiar, no?" I've got a
continuous parade of felines wanting lap time, including the fat ones who
never do.
It seems I just emptied the kitchen of all the potted plants, mostly
bromeliads, and they're on their own. I did cover the tomatoes with sheets
to keep the sleet off them. If it doesn't drop below 35F that it is right
now, I expect they'll survive.
Good luck to you, too.

"oldhickory" wrote in message
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And why was it that I worked in my garden until 10:00 last sunday night?
We
didn't get one in last year because we had just moved and my mom was in
the
hospital about 8 times in 6 months starting the day we moved...

We just finished pulling everything in pots into the bathroom (and closed
the door to keep the cats from digging it up) and put a tarp over the
garden
with two 60 watt work lights hoping to keep the new stuff from
freezing.Whatever is left out there that doesn't survive will get
re-planted. Sheesh.

Our cats our driving us crazy too. They actually went out and sat on the
patio and watched us put up the tarp and the lights...but they came RIGHT
back in....

good luck everyone!

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i


"cat daddy" wrote in message
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"jOhN" wrote in message
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It looks pretty grim for the tender stuff in the Austin metroplex
tonight - but my cousin in Nashville says after weeks of 80 degree
weather they predict 18F in about 10 hours.

Maybe our cold will at least moderate the insect pest population -
specifically mosquitoes :-)

My wife already made a sleetman here in Cedar Park. She's hoping to
render a snowman later this evening or in the morning.

I'm growing tomatoes for the first time in several years and was very
pleased to have several already about cherry sized, especially the black
heirlooms. The late blooming bulbs (hippeastrum ) might be liking it.
The dog and cats are driving me nuts, though...