Survive the freezing weather!
Beautiful Gardeners,
Did you miss the weather report yesterday? Tonight is going to be really cold. Chances are good it will freeze. Your plants may have survived the cold of one freezing night but surviving 2 or more nights might not be possible. So cover up and keep your veggies growing. They will reward you generously!
If you want to increase you chances on extending the season of your annual herbs and veggies…
Make a totally tubular tent😊
* first water the soil, not the plant
* now, obtain from the masonry department of your nearest home center, masonry wire, one for every three feet of tube. Cut masonry wire to reach over the tops of your plants 6 inches AND to the size of your cover material. Now place you masonry wire ends into ground so as to arch over your tender plants.
* now cover up that basil and all those soft annuals with row cover. Cover over your masonry wire with your row cover. Cover and wire is best 6 inches above the tops of a plants highest leaves and all the way down to the ground. Anchor row cover with soil, rocks, boards, bricks anything to keep your row cover secured and your plants warm. Cover with Agribon or similar row cover or plastic, remove daily, blankets, sheets what ever you can cover up with for the night. Make sure the cover goes to the ground and traps the earths thermal heat.
Ok! You’re done! If you want a more detailed description of placing row cover over your plants, just watch my DVD, “How to install and Maintain a Vegetable Garden.” Yes, many of you already have my DVD. And now is the time for a second look...you know this is easy. If you don’t have a DVD yet, then come to my booth, Garden Goddess at St. Philips Plaza on Sunday near the Reforma entrance and get one. Then hang for the free Garden talk at 10:15am and we’ll talk about, “After the Freeze.” It’s free and fun.
What’s new to eat at the Garden Goddess?…The peas are here and they are beautiful, sweet and full of protein. Peas are definitely a feel good food. Water sprouts for this week will be broccoli and salad mix with alfalfa, broccoli and just a little radish to ad flavor to your everyday salads and sandwiches. Plus, sunflower sprouts are here and ready to eat. All organic seed, organic soil and no tap water. The best quality sprouts in town, reasonably priced just for you.
My organically, locally grown heirloom, culinary herbs are picked the night before sale and are great with any food. Herbs that taste good with sprouts are parsley, thyme or dill. New in season this week is Wasabi Arugula, great in salads and with beef.
So come to Garden Goddess at St. Philips on Sunday, 9am-1pm next to the Reforma entrance and enjoy tastier food and a healthier life. That’s how to live! Enjoy the holidays!
