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on why i'm tempted to move to alaska...

1/27/2014

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I was visiting family in Kentucky last week, where it snowed and blowed a small blizzard most of the time I was there.  I think the snow followed me home (sorry).

We have 3-5 inches of snow forecast for Tuesday night, and temperatures will remain below freezing Monday night through sometime Thursday morning.  The sub-freezing temperatures mean we won't be able to harvest anything until late in the week, and the snow will most likely prevent us from being able to get into town at all on Wednesday.  All of which means we are going to have to cancel yet another mid-week delivery due to nasty weather.  Our field greens (spinach, mustard, chard, kale, collards) are still tucked in under row covers, but the recuperation process isn't happening very quickly when the days are so cold.  Truth be told, we are hoping for a nice thick blanket of snow tomorrow!  A good layer of snow insulates the plants and their roots, which results in less damage on bitterly cold nights. 

In the meantime, old man winter is still limiting our selection to greenhouse crops, and a few super-hardy field crops.  If this winter has gotten you down, and you're looking for a balmy vacation spot, it has actually been warmer in Anchorage, Alaska this month than it has been around here.  In the meantime, I try to keep reminding myself this can't last forever, right?

Only 54 days until the first day of spring...

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