Early Morning Frost Damage Survey

This morning, after a cold windy night, I took a quick walk-about and here is what I found.

The grape arbor at the back deck looks healthy,

and terrific tulip and tarragon.

Salvaged strawberry plants from last year's bed look strong...

but these pansies tell a different story,

and some of the 250 tiny little strawberry crowns I planted last week can still be seen reaching for the sky, but barely.  Not all survived.  :/  

In spite of bitterly cold temperatures, the gorgeous grapes in the vineyard are still growing,

and this young white Edelweiss grapevine seems hardy.

Meanwhile, this year's garden plants wait out the cold spell in our loft-turned-greenhouse,

and our herbs are looking herbaliscious except for the sweet basil, already frost-bitten last week!

The forecast here looks even harsher for tonight, with temperatures expected to dip below 30 degrees F. Another year of lost crops due to freezing temperatures? We had too much gusty wind last night to get the strawberries and grapes covered, but tonight I'll do my best! No smudge pots to use on the four rows of grapes so...


feeling helpless, I asked Chris what else we could do. He simply said an age-old line, 

"Man proposes, but God disposes."

Really, Chris, that's the best you can do?  


It feels like Mother Nature said, "OOPS! I forgot all about giving you winter. Here! How's this?!"

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(OH, NO! Another hard freeze tonight!)