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Garden Master
I was talking with a couple of gardeners over the weekend about killing frosts. I really should have been more sensitive . . .
Both gardeners have many years of experience. This isn't the 1st frost that they've seen, not by many decades.
One was telling me about the damage in his garden (not all that far from mine :/). He had already informed me on the morning of the frost that he knew that he'd lost some things. So, this was his 2nd report on the event. I said that I'd seen that there had been "a possibility of frost in outlying areas" and his must be an "outlier."
We were faced with a record high temperature that afternoon. Any value to all the heat for his garden was being lost on those plants.
The other gardener is an elderly woman. She grew up in this area - well, about 150 miles to the north. She was telling me about frost in her current home. It is notorious for having a very short growing season.
I pointed out that her old home had probably already experienced frost and asked if she'd ever thought of moving somewhere that gardening would be a little easier. She said that she hoped that she didn't sound like she was whining about it.
I told her that it is difficult for gardeners to be gardeners when Jack Frost slams his heavy hand down on our gardens. It was easy to see that she was upset and me saying that came a little late, I'm afraid
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So, learn from my mistakes my gardening friends. There's no reason to make my blunders.
By way of penance, I have, without complaint, 1st delayed my breakfast and later interrupted it to hang heavy clothes out on the line. It may be possible for them to dry before the wind begins blowing dust again today and before rain begins to fall this afternoon . . .
Steve
Both gardeners have many years of experience. This isn't the 1st frost that they've seen, not by many decades.
One was telling me about the damage in his garden (not all that far from mine :/). He had already informed me on the morning of the frost that he knew that he'd lost some things. So, this was his 2nd report on the event. I said that I'd seen that there had been "a possibility of frost in outlying areas" and his must be an "outlier."
We were faced with a record high temperature that afternoon. Any value to all the heat for his garden was being lost on those plants.
The other gardener is an elderly woman. She grew up in this area - well, about 150 miles to the north. She was telling me about frost in her current home. It is notorious for having a very short growing season.
I pointed out that her old home had probably already experienced frost and asked if she'd ever thought of moving somewhere that gardening would be a little easier. She said that she hoped that she didn't sound like she was whining about it.
I told her that it is difficult for gardeners to be gardeners when Jack Frost slams his heavy hand down on our gardens. It was easy to see that she was upset and me saying that came a little late, I'm afraid
.So, learn from my mistakes my gardening friends. There's no reason to make my blunders.
By way of penance, I have, without complaint, 1st delayed my breakfast and later interrupted it to hang heavy clothes out on the line. It may be possible for them to dry before the wind begins blowing dust again today and before rain begins to fall this afternoon . . .
Steve
