It has been an interesting week! With the "Blood Moon" Monday night came a freeze warning, and....a freeze here in the valley. Before heading off to bed we prepared two fires in the orchard - one in our Weber grill and one in our fire pit. We covered, with Agribon, bed sheets, and clothespins, as many tender flowers and fruits as we could manage. It looked downright haunted out there! Captain set up a work light to heat the plum trees and Mr. Heater (a propane heater) to warm the cherry trees. The result? Everything seems A-OK! The only apparent loss was the new growth on roses and dahlias. I can't figure why the dahlias were peaking up yet anyway! Too early, guys! We could still see a freeze within the next couple of weeks; that is the pragmatist in me speaking. But maybe - we are in the clear! Oh, yes. The upside? As we wandered out in the darkness at 1am, 2:30am, and 4am to stoke the fires, we watched the splendid "Blood Moon" appear - the lunar eclipse. That was a treat!
It has been an interesting week! With the "Blood Moon" Monday night came a freeze warning, and....a freeze here in the valley. Before heading off to bed we prepared two fires in the orchard - one in our Weber grill and one in our fire pit. We covered, with Agribon, bed sheets, and clothespins, as many tender flowers and fruits as we could manage. It looked downright haunted out there! Captain set up a work light to heat the plum trees and Mr. Heater (a propane heater) to warm the cherry trees. The result? Everything seems A-OK! The only apparent loss was the new growth on roses and dahlias. I can't figure why the dahlias were peaking up yet anyway! Too early, guys! We could still see a freeze within the next couple of weeks; that is the pragmatist in me speaking. But maybe - we are in the clear! Oh, yes. The upside? As we wandered out in the darkness at 1am, 2:30am, and 4am to stoke the fires, we watched the splendid "Blood Moon" appear - the lunar eclipse. That was a treat!
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