We had a solid frost last night. The temperature went down to 30°F, with enough moisture in the air and combined with a still wind, the conditions were ideal to produce a heavy frost.
The mustard greens, purple mustard, arugula, etc. were frozen early, but by late morning were fine (I'd harvested all of the large leaves yesterday, just in case).
The lone fall tomato plants wilted with frost, of course, but the young green tomatoes became sauce for a vegetable lasagna that I'm planning to make tomorrow.
It was a good day in the vegetable garden. I finished planting garlic cloves and prepared two beds with extra compost in the satellite garden for potatoes and onions. for spring. The added mushroom compost and composted manure will enrich the soil over winter, so those beds will be perfect for planting.
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