I believe I’ve lost the winter and summer squashes to the frost. The parts of the tomatoes that froze are now black. Fortunately that is just a small portion of the plants (I’ve read that close to the soil can be 5 degrees colder than 5 feet above ground - this is proving true today). It’s supposed to get colder tonight and tomorrow, before it warms up again on Friday. Since we’re leaving this afternoon, and won’t be back until Monday, I fear this is the last time I’ll see my beloved tomatoes! Ah, but what is the end of one season is the beginning of the next...
And it is beautiful to see things frozen in time.
(Pic Top: San Marzano Tomatoes)
Pic: Green Zebra Tomatoes
Pic: Various Carrots
(they should be fine, and will get sweeter with the cold weather)
Pic: Blue Ballet Winter Squash
Pic: Temperature at 7am
Pic: Marjoram
Pic: Scarlet Emperor Runner Beans
Pic: Aunt Molly’s Ground Cherries
(I ran outside last night to pick some ripe ones just before the frost)
Pic: Red Russian Kale
(This should recuperate, though it’s frozen solid)
Pic: Yellow Mangel Beet, frozen solid
(I wasn’t expecting that!)
Pic: Tomatoes, Winter Squash, and Epazote
(The white Night-scented Tobacco flowers to the left were spared somehow)
Pic: And happy Broccoli di Chico
We’re off to see my 96-year-old grandfather, his wife, and my parents for Thanksgiving. I’ll be posting about our Thanksgiving meal tomorrow night, and will (if all goes well with the laptop) continue to post this weekend. Thanks so much for reading, and enjoy your day!
