32 Fahrenheit. That was the temperature on my car gauge when I hopped in the car Sunday morning to head to the bakery for my shift. That kind of cold isn't unheard of up this way, but still, it isn't a common happening this time of year.
But thankfully, all my hard work paid off, and I didn't lose one, single plant! SQUEE!
Two days in a row, I baked all day, came home, spread barriers, got up, baked, removed barriers, replaced barriers, repeat.
Did I mention that I am a tad tired right meow?
However, I am an ecstatic sort of tired. That kind of post chaos contentment that one attains when they reach the end of some sort of emergency. Sigh.
Today, as I wandered around doing little chores, marveling at how cold it still is out, I realized that I was feeling pretty blessed.
When I cook up a pot of my 1500 Year Old Cave beans this fall, I will smile when I reflect on how I saved their tender little emerging from the soil lives on Father's Day Weekend in June.
My corn and green beans will also be reminded periodically of the tale. It will probably be relayed by Harold, who doesn't seem to know how to actually go about his business in a quiet manner, especially at 4:30 AM, much to my kid's chagrin.
Frost survival tales aside, things are looking pretty awesome around here, my broom corn and pollenless Pro-cut sunflowers decided to make an appearance, the chive blossoms make me smile every time I step off the front porch, and the peonies, well, they often leave me at a loss for words.
They are just so prettimous!
Speaking pretty things, the yarrow around my house is about to explode, so flower cutting and drying season is about to commence. The garlic is nearing the end of its scaping time, so in about three weeks there will be garlic bulbs to harvest and cure, and holy bumper crop, is the lavender ever looking awesome.
In fact, I am starting to wonder, like I do every year, just how I am going to get to it all.
And of course I am loving every homesteading moment as usual. I just need an occasional Kat-nap here and there...
Congratulations! There are nights I have to work to prevent freezing although not in the middle of summer
Thanks so much! I'm so freaking happy that nothing got murdered, it's just so weird battling frost right before the summer solstice! Er, winter in your case, right? 😆
Hope all is well!
!PIZZA
I'm so glad everything survived. Can't believe the next thing up was peonies. I'm surprised the cold snap didn't deter them one bit. I gotta get peonies. I have none.
You're very funny!
I'm of the strong opinion that everyone needs peonies in their lives! They are surprisingly cold hardy, and after three years of waiting you get blooms everywhere for the rest of your life!
I’m also glad you were amused😊
!PIZZA
That space is wide and will be so good for farming
I love those flowers
They are beautiful!
Thanks 😊! I love them too, my only wish is that they would last longer!
!PIZZA
Your garden sounds absolutely beautiful and flourishing, and I can feel your passion for homesteading in every word. Thank you for sharing and keep up the good work!
Aww, you are most kind, and I'm glad you picked up on my homesteading enthusiasm! There are some days my enthusiasm is a bit dampened, but most of the time I'm pretty happy to be out farming away😊
!PIZZA
Farming is indeed a beautiful and relaxing thing to do. And not many people understand it or have that privilege. So, enjoy your time whenever you can.
The garden looks absolutely awesome. It's impressive how you saved everything despite the cold. Peonies are always stunning, I'm actually inspired to get some for myself now hehehe
I hope you get a TON of gorgeous peonies to enjoy and thank you so much for the kind words and for stopping by!!
!PIZZA
Thank you so much dear friend and it was an absolute pleasure stopping by
I love seeing the seeds sprout! It's very nice, especially with the climate in your area. It's easy to heat a place, but cooling it down is difficult, especially if there aren't many trees around.
I love seeing sprouts too! It's always so exciting when they finally pop out of the ground! And our climate is for sure a challenge, but it truly makes what I do even more rewarding at harvest time!
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I am glad your hard work paid off and nothing died. Those peonies, oh my! And I'm about the be up to my elbows in garlic scapes tomorrow, probably making pickles.
Picked more scapes today! I love pickled anything, and this year I experimented with drying and powdering some of the scapes, and I'm not sad with the result!
Hope the pickle making progressed nicely!
!PIZZA
It's 6:45PM and still working on it...
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I was glad I only needed to cover 4 zucchini plants. And it didn't get quite that cold here.