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7:50 AM  [27 Sep 2006 | Wednesday]

Killing Frost?
Well, well, well, It's September 27 and that is the traditional day for a frost and lo and behold I went outside this morning at 7:00 AM the temp was 34 F, and there was a slight frost on the roof of the house. That's bad. Why? Well my wife suggested I go outside last night and cover up the onions . . . and I didn't. I said something to the effect that it wasn't necessary. I don't know if they got damaged, I won't know until later but I should have listened to her because we didn't get many onions this year. Also it's another instance where she was right, I was wrong, oh how I hate that. Well at least since we didn't get many onions this year we will go through them at a quicker pace and they won't go bad. Right?
Mood: nervous
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8:01 AM  [26 Sep 2006 | Tuesday]

Morning Weather
A sunny morning here in the Catskills, the tempeature is 48 F and it used to be that the third week in September always brought the killing frost to this valley but for the last four years that has not been the case. Last year's hard frost did not come until the 2nd week of October and that was followed by an October 23 snow. All the tomatoes in the garden had little snowcaps. The challenge now is to put the garden to bed properly, which includes tilling, mixing in the old hay bales that surround the house, and planting the winter rye before we hit the real cold snap. This will be more of a challenge as we are renovating the house, a major distraction.
Mood: hopeful
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