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The Last Survivors!
So, despite the fact that, in Austin, we have *almost* no freezes during the year, the freezes we *do* have evidently still count. I personally think this is very unfair, except when it's conveniently killing fleas I haven't been able to exterminate any other way, because the amount of effort necessary to grow vegetables in a 365-day growing season is *WAY* less than in a 362 day growing season. The idea that some kind of random weather event can cause so much trouble when it happens so seldom does *not* sit well with me.
So, anyway, all five of my still-producing tomato plants were wiped out by two nights of sub-zero temperatures. These are all that are left. One new clone did survive, because of it's proximity to the soil, but likely I'm going to start over with better tomatoes anyway. The cherry tomatoes I got from Big Red Sun rocked, but the other two varieties were never all that vigorous.
My oranges and grapefruits are looking oranger and yellower all the time.
So, despite the fact that, in Austin, we have *almost* no freezes during the year, the freezes we *do* have evidently still count. I personally think this is very unfair, except when it's conveniently killing fleas I haven't been able to exterminate any other way, because the amount of effort necessary to grow vegetables in a 365-day growing season is *WAY* less than in a 362 day growing season. The idea that some kind of random weather event can cause so much trouble when it happens so seldom does *not* sit well with me.
So, anyway, all five of my still-producing tomato plants were wiped out by two nights of sub-zero temperatures. These are all that are left. One new clone did survive, because of it's proximity to the soil, but likely I'm going to start over with better tomatoes anyway. The cherry tomatoes I got from Big Red Sun rocked, but the other two varieties were never all that vigorous.
My oranges and grapefruits are looking oranger and yellower all the time.
