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greyhoundgirl:
In our family reading, we are on Farmer Boy, and last night read the chapter where they got a freeze on the 4th of July.  They had to go out and hand water all the corn in the middle of the night before the sun came up.  Right before we headed to bed last night, I remembered we hadn't ever put the Plexiglass window on the chicken coop, so they still had just a screen in the window.  Maddy had shut their little door and put the water heater in yesterday, but with this window open and a wind chill of 18 at bedtime, we figured they'd be quite cold.  So, out we went...I needed to hold everything from the outside while Earl screwed on the nuts inside the coop (and got pecked by the rooster).

After that, I happened to think of my little lettuce plants which managed to survive the 15 degree temps last week (I covered them with an old sheet).  So, Earl rounded up some plastic and we gathered up pavers and covered that bed best we could...didn't think the sheet would work this time since we were expecting icy rain.  We were talking about feeling like the Wilders while being out there, lol.

mooremama:
I've been known to wake up from a sound sleep and go outside to shut the coop window or cover something up. I've also been in the garden before daybreak washing the frost off of my plants.  :D

Farmer Boy is one of my favorites.   

Beth

greyhoundgirl:

--- Quote from: mooremama on November 22, 2013, 08:03:27 AM ---I've been known to wake up from a sound sleep and go outside to shut the coop window or cover something up. I've also been in the garden before daybreak washing the frost off of my plants.  :D

Farmer Boy is one of my favorites.   

Beth

--- End quote ---

Glad to know we're in good company.  ;)  The wind was bitter but I'm thinking that lettuce will taste mighty good in a few weeks if it makes it.

mooremama:
Oh yeah...fresh lettuce in November/December...it'll be worth it. 

Beth

Cheryl:
What kind of lettuce are you growing?  I had some romaine that was pretty much killed by a light frost but some other I had planted (something called Red Sails, I believe) is still going strong.   You can't beat fresh lettuce in winter!

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