I got out to the garden last night at 8 p.m., flashlight in hand and bundled up to the nose against the wind and cold. I took a box and the loppers (for trimming tree limbs) with me and cut 2/3 of the BS plants off at the base with the loppers and brought them into the garage. The plants were frozen solid, probably with a layer of ice on them as well. I know when I dropped one of the plants on the ground, several leaves shattered. It got down to 8 F last night, so I'm glad I got them inside. I'm just hoping they're still okay to eat....
Supposed to get down to single digits again tonight. At least the wind has died down.
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--Ruth
Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.
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