The first hard frost of the season happened on December 1 at my house. I think there were probably lighter frosts that took out some of my herbs, but on 12/1 I actually witnessed the frost on the ground and it killed the tulsi.
But it didn't kill the dill. I have a dill plant that reseeded from last year, and it survived the frost and is happily going about its business being silvery-green and fluffy.
One morning, I noticed to my horror that there is wire grass growing in the Tulip Fortress. It appears to be poking through the ring I left uncovered by landscape fabric so that the tulips can grow through it. On top of that fabric-less ring, there is still 2" of mulch on top of the dirt that the stupid wiregrass had to grow through. I also found a piece growing under the landscaping fabric that I wrapped around the post of the mailbox and secured with a piece of wire. Argh! So I guess I'll have to keep weeding that flowerbed. I was hoping to avoid that.
The fall greens and garlic appear to still be doing well, but I hoped they would be bigger by now. I'm ready to eat them!
Carrots, taisai (bok choi) and garlic
Chrysanthemum greens and garlic
They're kind of hard to see, but this is Osaka purple mustard. It looks like something has been chewing on them. Isn't it too cold for bugs now?!?
But it didn't kill the dill. I have a dill plant that reseeded from last year, and it survived the frost and is happily going about its business being silvery-green and fluffy.
One morning, I noticed to my horror that there is wire grass growing in the Tulip Fortress. It appears to be poking through the ring I left uncovered by landscape fabric so that the tulips can grow through it. On top of that fabric-less ring, there is still 2" of mulch on top of the dirt that the stupid wiregrass had to grow through. I also found a piece growing under the landscaping fabric that I wrapped around the post of the mailbox and secured with a piece of wire. Argh! So I guess I'll have to keep weeding that flowerbed. I was hoping to avoid that.
The fall greens and garlic appear to still be doing well, but I hoped they would be bigger by now. I'm ready to eat them!
Carrots, taisai (bok choi) and garlic
Chrysanthemum greens and garlic
They're kind of hard to see, but this is Osaka purple mustard. It looks like something has been chewing on them. Isn't it too cold for bugs now?!?
