Last night we received our first frost. The van was covered in ice and Jed had to wait a bit before we could drive him to work, but the leaves on the grapes and all the three leaf plantain around the tomatoes kept them from freezing up last night. The pumpkins are also fine so we'll see how long they last before the frost just gets to them.
What does this mean? That we will be paying closer attention to the weather and that we are able to plant our winter crops. =) Until now most of the leafy greens, peas, and brassicas would just kind of die and tell us to jog on. The heat does not let up until late in the year so we have to wait until the weather agrees with them. I keep reading about English gardens that grow brassicas year round.. all I can say is "You utter, utter bastards!" same goes for people who get regular rain and in good quantities (I'm looking at you people from Nevada City right now.)
Also, to add to the awesomeness of winter we were able to turn on the wood burning stove yesterday so that Ivan can learn why it is not smart to go near it, and why he is a jerk when he tries to play with the ashes after I told him not to. This also means that it is finally pie time!! We've been making pumpkin pie and will be adding more to that list. We've also started making pumpkin pasties and will enjoy some pumpkin muffins tomorrow with my little man. Happy baking everyone!
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