A spot of frost…………… Early Spring Tears
As I gazed out the kitchen window on this chilly frosty morning, I realized my daughter’s early planting of garden basil was nothing but a memory………. Off and on as I watched the mercury dip throughout the night I had also forgotten about her “very” early planting of this very frost sensative herb. Low and behold when the temp drops to upper teens basil hits the compost pile in a hurry. As of this writing I am not sure if her tomato plant survived or not. It is planted very close to the foundation of our house so it may survive. We both shed a frosty tear and vowed to be more cautious in the future, but alas we are both devoted gardeners and when spring comes our trowels just seem to head for the door ….. with or without us. We do however keep ample tissues in our gardening tool box for such sad events……. Hope your garden is doing okay………
