Well, I knew it would happen eventually

[curly_kate]

Last night we had our first real frost of the fall, about 2 weeks early. Luckily, I was expecting it, and covered up the veggies in the raised bed (beets, spinach, carrots).

 

[injunjoe]

Glad you were able to cover everything.

It seems so weird to me to have such cold weather so early.
I have lived here in Florida for most of my life, we moved here when I was 4.5 years old.

Good luck I hope your veggies made it.


Joe

 

[Broke Down Ranch]

I am dreading our first frost. I'm trying to devise a way to protect my tomatoes because we usually have a light frost then no other freezing temps for a few more weeks then we'll get hit with the hard one. I'm thinking I will put up supports and "wrap" the tomato bed with plastic and put a heat lamp in there....dunno. still working out the idea kinks...

Hoping your veggies were OK.

 

[wifezilla]

You are just NOW getting frost?

Colorado was knocked out weeks ago.

 

[Ridgerunner]

We also had our first frost of the season last night, about a week early. The way the weather has gone this season, I'm glad it was only one week early. I also protected my stuff and need to go remove the sheets. I got queen and double sized sheets pretty cheaply at the thrift store, btw.

I know some of the stuff, beets, carrots, cabbage, kale, chard are supposed to be able to take a light frost, but I normally cover mine anyway. Although they are not supposed to be bothered, I find some of them get bit anyway.

BDR, good luck with the tomoatoes. I just let mine go last night. I had enough other stuff to do yesterday.

Joseph, I hear what you are saying. A couple of times when I was living ouside of New Orleans, I did not get my first frost until March. And a couple of years, I never got a frost.

 

[vfem]

We're expecting our first frost tonight!

I am so not ready and not looking forward to it. Gotta watch my carrots, cabbage and broccoli.

 

[curly_kate]

On an unrelated note, I find it very disconcerting that there is a Crate & Barrel CHRISTMAS ad at the top of this page!!

Anyway, I let the peppers get frosted, and forgot about the basil, so that got zapped, too. I pulled up a lot of stuff today & started scooping on the cow manure my dear, dear neighbor brought over for me. As much as I dread winter, there's something nice about wrapping things up for the season.

This is what I picked today. In the colander is spinach, oregano & parsley.

 

[4grandbabies]

We had our first frost here last night ,also. Our friends about 50 miles from here had light frost a few weeks back. Now maybe the trees will finally turn color for us. they looked like they were starting this afternoon, we have had a few trees-hickory etc, turn early, now we should get our color show!!

 

[digitS']

On a related note, I find it very disconcerting that there is a truecredit ad with someone's feet on the bathroom scale at the top of this page: "Are your numbers going up??"

Oh Golly, I gained 20 pounds last winter and just now got shed of 15 . . . Now what?

Fall color? For the most part, the trees around here didn't have a chance to change color - the leaves are just dead. After a run of light frosts and then the plunge down, all the way into the teens, some trees are covered with green dead leaves! Others seemed to drop their leaves overnight . . .

Steve

 

[4grandbabies]

On a related note, I find it very disconcerting that there is a truecredit ad with someone's feet on the bathroom scale at the top of this page: "Are your numbers going up??"

Oh Golly, I gained 20 pounds last winter and just now got shed of 15 . . . Now what?

Fall color? For the most part, the trees around here didn't have a chance to change color - the leaves are just dead. After a run of light frosts and then the plunge down, all the way into the teens, some trees are covered with green dead leaves! Others seemed to drop their leaves overnight . . .

Steve

Sadly I think you are right, we have a few trees with awesome orange and gorgeous gold, but most are just brown after today...maybe next year!