Frost Warning
We had a frost/freeze warning last night. I wasn't too worried because I'm running way behind on getting things planted so all I have in the ground are cold hardy plants: peas, potatoes, asparagus, strawberries, a few herbs, some greens and carrots. I did put some straw over a couple of winter squash seedlings I just transplanted over the weekend. The photo above shows an oregano seedling with a light frost on it (large image is better).
Here's my thermometer as I headed out the door to check on the garden this morning. 70 inside but only 35 outside (the numbers on the left are humidity):
Below is a strawberry plant, halfway between dew and frost. I like the way the droplets form on each point of the strawberry leaves.
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posted by Leslie @ 7:39 AM
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I just wish I was as far along as you are!!!
The strawberry looks so healthy!
Nantinki
I am sore today from all of the gardening I did last night. There better not be any more frosty nights in Kansas City until November!!!!!
I told my deer about your garden.
Nantinki, thank you for dropping by! I visit your blog regularly but it only lets other 360 members post comments, so I've remained silent. You'll make up for "being behind" with all your sunlight, and you'll pass me by and leave me in your dust.
I'm sore, too, Pablo, but I'm behind in my planting so I get back at it whenever I have a free moment. Is gardening a hobby, a passion, or an obsession? Or maybe a disease?
FC, you are a mean, hateful man! :)
hi leslie,
i just found your blog and i love it.
im in austin, tx suburbs and have my little plot of garden in my "modest community home." I'd like to do what you did and leave the city but i'll have to slowly work my husband that way....;-)
i'll be checking out your blog regularly. i wanted to ask where u got your thermometer???
hugs!
jessica
Hi Jessica, I'm glad you like the blog! I gardened in the yard of a modest community home for years :) I've been to Austin - did a canoe ride down a river there and saw TONS of turtles in crystal clear water. I loved it.
Our thermometer is by Oregon Scientific, model number BAR608HGA. We bought it online somewhere and had it mailed to us. Living in the boonies like we do, we have lots of stuff shipped to us. Here is
one site that sells it but I didn't take time to look for good prices. Theirs seems good, though, as it's on sale now.
It's a real cool thermometer. It has a built in alarm clock and in addition to the base station which hangs in the home, there are three little satellite units. We monitor outside (the porch), the well house, and in the winter time the bathroom (in case of freezing). It remembers high and low temps, too.
I love this blog! I might have to subscribe.
A bit of plant physiology (I'm a biology major who's making houseplants grow in a single dorm window), the droplets on the sides of the strawberry leaves probably aren't dew. They're called guttation, and they are droplets of sap-like substance secreted by the plants when the roots have absorbed a lot of water. Plants like strawberry and dieffenbachia do that frequently, and it's a sign of health! The roots are getting plenty of water for plant growth, and are not rotting. Good luck with the berries!
Adam, thanks much for your comment. That was very interesting and something I had no knowledge of. I'll look for it in the future. Not sure I'll remember the term guttation, but I'll remember what it signifies.
Tried to click your name and check out your profile to see if you have a blog, but your profile is not visible to the public. A shame.
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