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October 28: Potting before frost
Oct. 28th, 2010 07:26 pmSuch a difference from a few days ago! Dry, crisp, and cool enough for long sleeves during most of the day. I spent over an hour out on the balcony, repotting more aloes and aloe pups, and by the time I was finished I felt like I'd been out walking in the woods, blood pumping and my lungs full of cool air and the smell of damp soil. Wonderful.
As a matter of fact, much to my surprise, there is a freeze warning forecast for tomorrow morning! On Sunday and Monday, waking up in the morning with steaming hot skin and thirsty for ice water, I couldn't have imagined it. The only reason I'm not hopping excited is that I have all these little tomatoes—24, by my count, more than I ever had at one time during the summer. I'm wondering what will happen to them. I picked the one that was ripe (October 28, ripe tomato, writing it down!) and I might end up having fried green tomatoes with the rest.
I pulled the coleus and mums and rosemary in under the eaves and we'll see. I'm almost giddy with the thought that I might get to wear a scarf in the morning.
As a matter of fact, much to my surprise, there is a freeze warning forecast for tomorrow morning! On Sunday and Monday, waking up in the morning with steaming hot skin and thirsty for ice water, I couldn't have imagined it. The only reason I'm not hopping excited is that I have all these little tomatoes—24, by my count, more than I ever had at one time during the summer. I'm wondering what will happen to them. I picked the one that was ripe (October 28, ripe tomato, writing it down!) and I might end up having fried green tomatoes with the rest.
I pulled the coleus and mums and rosemary in under the eaves and we'll see. I'm almost giddy with the thought that I might get to wear a scarf in the morning.