good morning jack frost

[majorcatfish]

it looks like mr.frost decided to visit us this morning went out about 6 this morning and took theses.




come back out after a couple more cups of coffee.






yup its a wee bit chilly this morning


the kiwis handled this frost quite well


thank goodness that we are going to be back in the 40's during the mornings.

 

[digitS']

Plunge!

Your thermometer may have a lower reading than mine has had here near the 49th parallel, Major'! It is a foggy, frosty morning again.

We've had light frosts for over a month, I believe it is. The bok choy seems to have adjusted. I'm not sure if it might have been true with anything else deemed "frost-hardy" since most everything has been pulled. There is still some kale that I may check on today. I'm not the least concerned that it is alive.

Plants do suffer damage from frost and toughen. Years ago, I was in the "kale is sweeter after a frost" group. Mostly, that meant that I neglected to harvest it during the growing season. It is probably true - maybe frost "tenderizes" it a bit. It would certainly differ from most everything else. Bok choy can get so tough that I can't chew it! Instead of that happening so far, we were able to harvest another nice bag of that veggie this week!

Steve

 

[lesa]

Always sad to see the first frost, but it does look kind of magical, doesn't it?