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last night. it took me by surprise because yesterday
was busy and i didn't check the forecast. even if i had i
may not have done anything different because it has been so
far off this year anyways.

the creeping thyme had some white on it this morning and
the two birdbaths had ice on them so it certainly got below
freezing last night.

we'll see today what beans i can rescue for eating and
how other things fared. if i have to do some picking,
shelling and cooking today that's ok.

we got the squash picked and put in the garage a few
days ago so it could dry/cure.

time to start thinking about where i'll plant the garlic
for next summer's harvest and if i want any green garlic
for earlier.


songbird

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On Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:27:36 -0400, songbird
wrote:

last night. it took me by surprise because yesterday
was busy and i didn't check the forecast. even if i had i
may not have done anything different because it has been so
far off this year anyways.

We got a very light frost the same night; some bush beans near the
ground got singed, but a tuberous begonia in the front of the house
did not. Even some basil survived, and as you know even the forecast
of frost will kill basil.
I've covered the tomatos I planted rather late to hopefully protect
them until warmer weather next week....the "Golden Jubilee" plants
have a lot of full-sized green tomatos, and they're SWMBO's favorite.

.....and Orion is visible out an east window if nature gets me up in
the wee hours.

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Gary Woods wrote:
....
We got a very light frost the same night; some bush beans near the
ground got singed, but a tuberous begonia in the front of the house
did not. Even some basil survived, and as you know even the forecast
of frost will kill basil.

it was certainly more than a light frost here with ice
forming in the birdbaths. one is a pretty big thing (a
steel drum covered with rocks/cement) that should take a
while to cool off to get cold enough to freeze...


I've covered the tomatos I planted rather late to hopefully protect
them until warmer weather next week....the "Golden Jubilee" plants
have a lot of full-sized green tomatos, and they're SWMBO's favorite.

we're about done with tomatoes here. good season for
us. put up nearly three hundred quarts of tomato juice
or tomato chunks.


....and Orion is visible out an east window if nature gets me up in
the wee hours.


:) perhaps that's why they call them the wee hours? :)


songbird