The garden is snowed in

[angelchrome]

Comments

[sammason]

That's proper snow you've got there! We had it here in England in Dec/early Jan but right now, in my part of the country at least, we're just getting dry frost. Fingers crossed it won't snow again here. I hope you're enjoying yours and that it doesn't damage your garden. It might even kill off a few invertebrate pests.

[angelchrome]

We've been getting updates on the wild winter in the UK from my husband's parents (in Leeds.) Most of England is a bit like the US south and sees real snowfall only every once in a while and is simply not prepared. I wish I was there to see their garden in the snow though - they've got a really spectacular garden.

[angelchrome]

I usually spend all summer wishing for snow but I'm finally ready for Spring!

[virginiadear]

This northerner isn't mocking! Snow is indeed A Thing, whether you get an inch, a foot, or a metre. I have to get the stuff cleared off the sidewalk and the stairs to the front door, so I consider it A Thing. Quite A Thing, the more times during the winter said clearing off must be done.

In parts of New England (colder, snowier than where I live), a blanket of snow keeps broccoli, which is very happy in cool weather, safe from the freezing and dessicating winds and if the broccoli has formed up heads you can go on harvesting fresh broccoli as long as you have snow to keep it cool and safe.

[angelchrome]

Hehe, the only broccoli head I've gotten so far is about an inch in diameter. I'm hoping they survive this winter mess and try again in Spring. The good thing about living in the south is that we have what basically amounts to an extra growing season in the fall and another in early spring, but they're fickle seasons indeed.

[virginiadear]

Here's to gallant broccoli!
*lifts mug of herbal tea*

[eqfe]

I love that heroic broccioli plant, standing at attention in the snow.

[angelchrome]

He's tryin' man, he's tryin'!

[eqfe]

Mine all died off after the big snow storm we had last month.

[singeaddams]

Someone I know from Tennessee said the South is currently trapped in Satan's beer fridge. I feel for everybody down there!

[angelchrome]

More than anything the fact that we never get much winter precipitation means we are totally unprepared to handle it. No one ever keeps things like grit an snow shovels in the shed and no one has snow tires or any level of experience on icy roads.

[singeaddams]

Don't I know it. I'm originally from Georgia and moving North was quite the painful education.