The cole crops should be fine (this should just make them sweeter) as will your root crops. The melons & squash are toast, probably the tomatoes as well.

No sign of snow yet here. Two heavy frosts killed much of my rural garden (I live in the city) but no hard freeze yet - which averages October 5th. Way late this year! The gardens behind my home are still alive, though a little tired... I'm still picking beans & peppers. Can it make it to Halloween???

Oh my god! Where do you live?

We have temps of 23C today. (About 73F) It's like summer.

I might add that I am VERY worried about my garlic. I planted them 2 weekends ago in anticipation of the coming frost, but we have had temps of 20C or better for the past couple weeks. The shoots are now about 4 inches tall and I am worried that they are too big and irreparable damage will happen to the leaves/bulbs by the time we finally freeze.

Looks like it is supposed to be warm for the rest of this week too.

I'm in Colorado. I just checked the garden. We got 4-5 inches of snow, it looks like. My rain gauge shows at least an inch's worth of rain. Everything looks dead. Except the tomatoes. I brought the Black Plum inside and put it in my plant room in the hopes that I can coax a tomato or two out of it. I'll have to see how everything looks when the snow melts and it warms up a little. I'll harvest the potatoes when it warms up a little.

Time to order seed catalogs and start prepping for next year.

From what I understand, it's not unusual for garlic to sprout in the fall. It'll die back with winter, and then start again next spring.

Saturday nite in Salt Lake, we had 20 inches of snow in the mountains and in the valley (where I live) we woke up to an inch sitting on the garden. I had already pulled most everything. So, for me, it's official. Time to read the catalogs.

I already started my "2008 Planting Calendar" today, which right now just consists of notes on new things to try and improved planting times. First hard freeze, down to 24, is tonight. It's going to get a little warmer come Tuesday. Then I'll dig the potatoes, check the brassica and greens, and start feeding the compost pile with the rest.

Wow. Snow! We had 90+ degrees a few days ago here. We're finally getting a "cold" front today which the forecast says will drop our temps into the 60s and 70s for the next few days.

fliptx, I'm from Friendswood, just south of Houston. I sometimes miss those hot temps in October, but not much. I really enjoy the 4 definite seasons we have here. I do envy some of your rain, but not the flooding. Just checked the garden after the snow melt. What's left is going to be a mess to clean up...might just let it dry out some.

Wow, Lilacs, you guys got the brunt of that storm. Over here on the western side of the state, we only had a slushy inch that was gone by yesterday afternoon. We did get down to 25 degrees last night though, and I haven't even peeked under the row cover to see what made it yet.

Bonnie

Finally got a chance to look at my garden. The potatoes, zucchini, melons, marigolds, and tomatoes are gone. May they rest in peace. The brassica are alive, although they don't look happy. The carrots, lettuce, spinach, and oregano are alive, and they look like they'll pull through.

For the next week, we'll have highs in the 60s and even 70s and lows in the mid to upper 30s.

I am so jeleous! I wish I would see some snow. Maybe not quite this early in the year but December would be nice. Sorry you lost so much Lilac. We disked everything in on Sunday and planted some plow down that will do it's thing till Spring. We still have some brocc, cabbage and green beans that should be ready to pick next week. Will can them for the holidays.

Still 70's here on the NC VA line.

Susan

You can have my snow. There's still some left in my yard.