Hi Everyone! It's me, Lin, again and I'm just butting in on Justin's lovely photo post because he said I should add a few descriptions to go with them. As you can see we woke up Monday morning to TONS of snow everywhere! This is the first time I remember it snowing this heavily in about 20 years living in the foothills of Auburn. At about 1500 feet, we don't usually get snow like this but when we do it is absolutely beautiful.
Snowy Rose Buds
Loquat...
Unfortunately, the rarity of heavy snows in our area also means we can be quite unprepared. This is a picture of our poor Loquat tree that snapped under the weight of all of that snow! Seems like we will be redoubling our fruit tree planting endeavors for the next year.
What would we do without farm boots!!
It was certainly good fortune that led me to buy a pair of trusty farm/work boots a couple weeks ago that I saw on sale. Now we are all geared up for any weather; rain, shine, or even snow. Not only do they keep our feet dry but having a pair on hand for trudging through wet earth and mud is a farm and garden must. No more ruined shoes that's for sure!
Front yard covered!
Another fact of urban micro-farm life is that unless you have the proper equipment to keep young and cold-sensitive plants from being damaged. This time we unfortunately have been too busy working on the back yard construction and, for me, college finals to get everything under cover. We aren't too sad though, the tomatoes have stopped ripening in the chilled air and it is high time to pull out last seasons plants anyway. The thought of having all those lovely green tomatoes to experiment with in the kitchen makes me even more determined to come up with something delectable.
Saying goodbye to the tomato vines
Every last one.
Hidden treasure...
Garden Guardian on patrol.
This stuff is FUN!
Cabbages are a cool weather crop after all...
Having never tried cabbages before, we expect to have a few casualties before finding the right balance for our newcomer veggie. Still, they seem to be doing fine and I will post an update on the survivors of our sudden snow day tomorrow.
A few of our garden residents don't seem to mind
Bring on the row covers!!!
Yep, winter is here for sure
It's only sleeping...
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