I know what I'm doing today.
Weather is always such a "hot" topic here. Last week we had 90 degrees. Last night it hit 20. Brrr.....I did get the furnace fired up yesterday. So we had heat. PTL But, of course, my pumpkins didn't have a furnace. My garden is so large that I couldn't cover even 1/4 of the freezable stuff. I covered most of the tomatoes and peppers, but even then the frost was so hard that I don't know if it helped. I'm not going out there until about 10:00 to survey the damage. The poor sunflowers wrapped their leaves around themselves tight, but alas, they just froze that way.
So today it's pick and pull time. Tomatoes, peppers, squash, pumpkins and watermelons. We're having an abbreviated school day and heading out. I have some pickle relish started this morning and I need to put up some applesauce today. I think, if the tomotoes survived, I probably have to put up some salsa. I think the peppers might be toast. They were so far off of the ground, and the plastic cover blew off some of them. Thus ends my garden. I still have fall broccoli and lettuce coming. Lots of carrots and beets and a couple of cabbage lefr. Time to till, mulch and fertilize.
May I do all to the glory of God.
From Glory Farm
4 comments:
I find it sad when the first killer frost hits, but it’s a relief too.
A couple of nights ago it froze hard but it’s warmed up again and thankfully it didn’t kill everything. It felt like it was going to be a hard frost, so I pulled all of the squash and pumpkins into a pile, putting the fruits in the center and covering the pile with the vines. That always helps to get them by a couple more weeks until they’re ripe. I uncover them during the days so the sun can speed up the ripening process. Anyway, it’s more work but it all helps.
I enjoy reading your blog as you seem to be doing some of the same things I am.
God Bless!
Heidi
What a temperature drop (and it's the middle of September!). Hope you get to accomplish all you want to with the Garden. Good Luck and Many Prayers. Sincerely, Brenda
I lost my garden last night too. Crazy weather.
we picked and pulled our garden today. Also started up our furnance for first time in the season last night. Abi ND
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