Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Freeze Warning

It has been a tough summer for plants. I haven't had a single red tomato this year. But the peppers did well. Now we have a freeze (not just a frost) warning tonight. That's early!

STRONG CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT... BRINGING A COMBINATION OF LIGHT WIND... A CLEAR SKY... AND WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE APPEARS LIKELY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S IN MOST LOCATIONS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT... THEN SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME LIKELY AFTER 2 AM.

I covered up the tomato and the flowers. I harvested the basil and the peppers. We will see what the night brings.

It is a beautiful night out. Cool. Crisp. Almost full moon. The morning glories are in full bloom. I especially like the blue ones with streaks of white on them. I will get more of those next year.