2023-03-12: An Attempt at Frost Protection

Sunday, March 12, 2023

High: 44.6

Low: 35.5

Cloudy, Rained last night and this morning

Observations:

• Cold, wet day.
• The peas continue to grow

Tasks

• Pruned off some of the dead branches from the grapes and added some leaf mulch. I feel bad for these guys... It's so clayey.
• Attempted some frost protection on the fruit trees that have flowered (peaches, plums, and nectarines). I used burlap and plastic. It's an experiment. We should be getting lows in the 20s for the next week. I am not protecting any of the in-ground figs at this time.
• Went to Flat Creek Plant Farm and talked with Ryan. They had some good-looking Apache blackberries, and we talked about Juniper as ground cover
• Replaced the water filter for the house, then locked myself in the crawlspace.

Tomorrow

• Ideas for groundcovers:
• Creeping thyme
• Speedwell
• Ajuga
• Thymus
• Carex
• Sedum * 
• Corsican Mint
• Creeping Jenny *
• Get soil/compost

Fry

Improved Celeste and Stallion

Don't forget the nectarines

Welcome to the Family x3