Brrrr, very cold today and the rain storm that was supposed to come seems to have passed us by, though there are thick clouds in all directions, nothing more than a few spits of rain today.
It was quite a shock to come back from a short trip to Panama and find the devastation that accompanies a very hard freeze. Apparently we had three days where the temps were never out of the 30s day time and into the mid teens at night.
My friend and animal tender tried to cover plants and animals, but even if I would have been home, I don't think I could have prevented the damage to some of the plants. My striped bamboo which I knew was problematic took a really hard hit, as did my kumquat. I even had put Cloud Cover on the Kumquat, so it is surviving, but sure not thriving.
Interestingly, a small planter of succulents in the greenhouse totally bit the dust, but everything else in there is fine. Oh the perils of gardening. All the leaves are down now, and my lettuces and chard survived, so maybe if we get a warmer spell and some sun, things won't look quite so bleak.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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