The state of my garden, after several harsh cold days of Winter, down here in Mobile, Alabama, where we don't get this kind of weather very often, is ok, to say the least.
My lemon and satsuma trees and the blueberry bushes fared pretty well considering what they had to go through. The shrubs have no problem in the cold weather at all. They are doing just fine! The Sago and Date Palms are doing great as well.
Nevertheless, this time around we've got more than we can handle at one time.
It lasted for several days with no end in sight! And I mean some bitter cold, especially at nights when the temperatures droped into the low 20's and sometimes in the 10's degrees.
The arctic cold front literally swept almost through all the regions of the US, with freezing temperatures all the way down to Miami, Florida, where this kind of weather is happening very seldom.
The Citrus and Strawberry producing farms had to take drastic measures to protect and save whatever they could of their crops. They had to sprinkle the trees and the fields with plenty water to freeze it over the fruits and leafs, thus protecting them from the harsh elements.
So much about climate warming! Did I say climate warming? What's that? Well, I guess I'll let the scientists and climate experts figure that out! I can't.
Finally, last night we had the coldest of all, in this last cold front spell, and the forecast for the next several days is looking pretty good. The temperatures are coming back to normal for this time of the year, and we can breath a sigh of relief for the promising sunny days ahead.
Now we can start planting some tomatoes and pepper seeds indoors, as well as other seeds that you have in plan, to get a head start on your growing season.
Readily available to transplant in your garden, as soon as the Spring will arrive. Have them ready, planted in cells or little jiffy pots, with a strong root system and a strong steam, for a good start.
I can't hardly wait to get my hands dirty, to build some new raised beds, (I prefer them, because I think that it's easier to control and have easy access all around them. It's easier to pull weeds too, if you don't build them too wide. I think that 4feet wide should be just fine, for easy reach from all sides.
If you have roses, now is a good time to prune them back while it is cold.
Spread your compost freely about two to three inches thick, before you start tilling the garden and bury them in for a good fertile soil for a nice rich crop.
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