 |
| In the strawberry field |
I am real excited about this years strawberries. On May 3rd, a week ago Friday, we had 27 degrees. A hard freeze. At the time there were hundreds of blooms on the plants. I started running the wobbler sprinklers about 11:00 Thursday night when the temperature hit 39. At 5:30 Friday morning the temp was 27 and the plants were completely encased in ice. Every leaf, every petal on every flower. My stomach clenched. I had bought the sprinklers to protect the plants from late frost. I din't know what to expect from a hard freeze. I waited until all the ice was melted even in the shadows until I turned the sprinklers off. About 10:00. Late Friday afternoon the plants were looking wonderful. They loved the water, of course, and the ice seemed to have protected them from any damage. Those sprinklers are wonderful. I'm going to use them on trees and berries and many other plants to extend the season and ensure plant productivity from now on. Today the berries are growing and I'm watching them all the time hoping to start seeing color..Did I tell you that I am excited about my strawberries?
Ye Haw I'm ready to garden!
After that hard freeze it got real hot. I decided that no more frost was likely so I transplanted peppers (some shown here), tomatoes, cukes, raspberries and more throughout this last week.