Against all predictions, Friday was a repeat of last Friday. The rain was supposed to pass through by noon and the temperatures start to plummet. But instead, at 4:45, when I was thinking about going home, I noticed it getting dark and windy outside. Looked at the radar--
Whoop! A HUGE line of severe thunderstorms were bearing down on my house. I headed out immediately. All the way home, I watched the huge, dark clouds pressing in from the west and north. Tornadoes were on the move....
Then it split, skirted around my house to the north, and didn't drip a single drop on the garden. The temperature did eventually plummet, but the first night it was still very windy, so no frost. I thought I was home free.
The next night the wind stopped and the skies went clear and the thermometer stopped at just below 32. I had turned on the sprinker that evening for a while, but I hadn't checked its coverage. And yes, of course, frost. At least four tomatoes and three peppers are damaged beyond recovery. The rest made it--so far.
All is not grim and weary. I have first salad!
And a small harvest of bok choy. I felt like a murderer.
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