This morning we had our first icy frost.The temperature dropped to -3C.
The chook's were not impressedwith a layer of ice on their water bucket!!!!
The weather forecasters got it right again!!! Well they actually said it would fall to zero!
Let's hope they are as close with their prediction of rain for the rest of the week...
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It was our 1st frost too this morn..our temp read -2c i put my slippers on before i got out of bed LOL.. i do love the change in season thou,it gives me something to always be looking forward to.
ReplyDeleteAnd I am wondering whether it is safe to plant out my tomatoes and pumpkins. Have we had our last frost yet? Greetings again from the other side of the world!
ReplyDeleteHiya Farmgirl
ReplyDeleteYes it was a tad nippy getting up this morning!!!!
I like the sound of your greenhouse...good luck with your winter strawberries!
Hi Matron
ReplyDeleteWe usually swap opposite seasons pretty much at the same time...if you understand what I mean...
Hope you can get your tomatoes (and that long list of pumpkins) out soon!!
We're supposed to get our first here in the morning. Might be buy buy tomatoes and potatoes hello sweet cabbage and cauliflower.
ReplyDeleteArgh! Stewart
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a few things survive!
That frozen bucket brought back child hood memories. As a child I lived in the Adelaide hills. Our primary school had a steep grassy slope running down from the side of the oval. It would become so iced over that a congregation of children would be found there on frosty mornings skiing down the slope. Then the horn would blow and we would run inside with wet butts.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that some plants need a frost to produce good fruit. Why is that?
Yep, we got our first frost too, although we were arguing as to wether it was cold enough but the next day the sweet potatoes were showing signs of frost burn.
ReplyDeleteNo debating this morning though, it was a good one!
Hi Jason
ReplyDeleteAh yes I have memories of our kids sliding on sleeper garden edging at their school too...
Many fruit trees need what is called 'chilling'- so many hours below 7C to produce fruit. Mainly it is because they have originated in areas with colder climates.
Many vegetables are said to develop a 'sweeter' taste after frost...parsnips, brassicas etc (see here) Frost will also kill off a few weeds too, so frost is not all bad! :)
Hi Bec
ReplyDeleteI find it interesting that so many people have had their first frost this week.
It does point out just how long (or short) our summer veg growing season is!
I covered many things in the garden but any that were exposed have finished for the year now. :(
Oh my it really has been freezing lately hasn't it! Poor chooks. I dropped a hot water bottle into the hen house and fund them all sitting on it next morning :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting to hear about your frosty stories. Here in Rosedale Qld, we too were running for the hotties but not for the chooks....!! All of our tropical plants don't seem to have noticed yet and out tomatoes are flourishing , but we do only grow the cherry reds as there is way to much competition from the king parrots, grasshoppers, possums, kangaroos etc etc. We don't mind sharing but we do like to have our share..... that's fair isn't it?
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