Another trip in the freezer, Twitchy

Last night I went home early to cover the landscape again.  I had seen a predicted low of 40 degrees for Wednesday.  Well when I looked again at the hourly forecast and saw the predicted low for Wednesday morning was actually in the 50’s.  The super cold blast of air hits THURSDAY.  I was already home so I recovered the banana tree although not nearly as expertly as Cindy did a few days prior. I figure tonight I will pull stuff back over the garden as well.

Speaking of the cold temps, Cindy’s massive blanketing of the banana trees did actually save them from a frosty death.  The uncovered banana trees in the back of the yard were mushy brown lumps after Sunday morning’s cold temps.   The covered bananas were showing some signs of stress but nothing that looked fatal.

The garden took some hits.  The huge eggplant that has never produced anything was shriveled up and will be cut back hard.  The tomatoes, that were covered with regular frost cloth took some major damage.  The tomatoes that were covered with an old curtain actually took less of a hit due to the thicker material. The lone pepper plant isn’t looking too happy either. The kale, cauliflower and lettuce crops don’t seem to care much about the cold temps.

Unfortunately the next several days of forecast lows are below 45 degrees, meaning I will probably just be leaving everything covered till the weekend.  I love Florida winters until they get to be a little bit too much like real winter, like the northeast once again experienced yesterday, sheesh.

Last night I got some Hearthstone time in.  I also live streamed some of the play, including me playing Cindy a few games. You may find it interesting or fcking stupid.  Yes when playing Hearthstone I often partially cover my face with my t-shirt.  No, I don’t know why.

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