They were predicting a chilly -10 degrees Celsius for last night,
and although the mercury did not drop that low, the fields were covered in frost this morning and wonderfully crunchy. I was worried about my leafy vegetables, which we had protected with nets, but you can only mess with nature so much, as few plants can withstand severe frosts beyond a certain temperature. And so it is that we will be harvesting several varieties of leafy vegetables (Asian greens, lettuce, Swiss chard, etc.) over the next couple of days and storing them in our cold rooms.
I am also relieved at the thought that
the fieldwork in all the fields we wanted to prepare for winter was completed last week, courtesy of the nice weather that preceded this cold snap. I remain skeptical though, given the current weather, about whether these last cover crops will sprout before the snow flies, but who knows, another warm spell might be just enough for them to germinate and at least develop a root system strong enough to hold the soil – which is, after all, in part what a cover crop should do.
In your baskets,
you will find squashes, various leafy vegetables and root vegetables, all served somewhat randomly.
We look forward to seeing you all again.