freeze early next week

17 years ago

I see 30 degrees for a night low late this weekend. Time to pull up the impatients and bring in my cuttings. I dread that chore. I didn't get the frost that was forecast earlier. I brought one plant in and was escorting spiders outside repeatedly that evening. I am going to make room on my window sill; so I have to put down a waterproof barrier and pull shelves near the window. I am not ready for fluorescent lights yet.

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gldno1
17 years ago
I don't think I will bring in anything, but may change my mind.

I will need to cover the lettuce though.
pamcrews
17 years ago
Yeap, this is the time that the gardens go to **** over night! UGH!
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christie_sw_mo
17 years ago
brrrr - Did anyone else stay inside yesterday? It stayed cold all day. I don't think I'm ready for winter. lol

I still haven't repotted my jasmine sambac or my honeysuckle fuschia so I'm going to have to make a trip to Walmart this weekend and get some potting soil. Right now it looks like Monday night will be the coldest. They're saying 30 degrees for us.
jspeachyn5
17 years ago
I stayed in as well on friday.
I have gotten the last of my plant dug today that come into the house.
I now have to get the ones that go into the garage and also the ones that need tobe moved.
I thought I was sad to have to cut down my EE's today.
I figured I better do it while I was out there. Before the frost get them and I have all that slime.
I am not ready for winter. I don't like the cold.
Makes my hands and knees hurt, as well as I have always had a problem with seasonal depression.
I always make a very tiny joke about it w/ Dr. Wow let's see there are 6-7 months of dreary weather and oh, 5-6 of great sun shine.
He really isn't the "joke" kind, just smiles and says "you could live where is is dark more".
that's not a joke I told him!!!
Bonnie
helenh
Original Author
17 years ago
Years ago I worked in a run down greenhouse for fun mostly and very low wages. I started in Jan. I worked all day in the sun and even on cloudy days it was fairly bright in there. It was so pleasant; I felt like I skipped winter that year. It really lifts your spirits to be in the warm sun when it is cold outside. I think if I had SAD (seasonal affective disorder) that I would try to add a sun room to my house or at least a big glass door or window to sit near. I knew someone well who suffered from that and he started getting blue and sleeping alot around Thanksgiving time and didn't feel better until spring. Everyone feels a little down in dreary weather but some really suffer.