a sure sign that fall is here and winter is coming… frost! we had our first frost of the year on november 1st, which was close in date to first frosts of other years. luckily, we were proactive; we watched the weather and were poised to harvest the crops before the frost came in. among the things that we harvested:
- jalapeño peppers
- aji peppers
- sweet bell peppers
- cayenne peppers
sweet potatoes (these we harvested after the frost because jason cut off all of the greenery and covered them up with sheets to protect the tubers for a little while longer)
- red porto rican
- yellow porto rican (see jason’s post to learn why their name is spelled this way!)
- korean purple
herbs
and a good thing we did, too! check out how frosted (and killed and blackened) the peppers became…
the aji pepper plants after the frost!
the bell pepper plants after the frost!
some crops do well with a light frost, though. kale is one of them, and the frost even makes the leaves sweeter. our kale is still going strong and we ca’t wait to eat some!
baby kale, oh baby!
jason also just put some garlic in the ground, which withstands even the coldest winters like a champ. our oca tubers are still in the ground, too, and they won’t get harvested until after winter is winding down.
i’ve also noticed the lovely trees and leaves on the ground (and since we don’t rake or leaf-blow them around, i get to enjoy their crunch for a while to come (even though they’ve piled up in the carport too!)!
topless tree… our front yard maple.
our front yard oak
my pile of leaves!!!
.:.
November 8, 2014 at 8:54 am
Emma,
I finally had some quiet time to read some posts on your site. Love it!
I read about Bridey and was so sad to hear. What a wonderful tribute in the writing as well as the final resting place. Smokey was over 13 when he died and is buried at my old house. I dug up some violets that I had planted on his grave and moved them here. I hated to leave without something of him! I know you miss her.
November 10, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Thanks, Peggy!
Yes, we do miss her… Still weird that she’s not around. :( She was great, as was Smokey, and they will always be missed.
Leave it to our family to do something symbolic (i.e. the violets, etc)!
We love you! :)