Posts Tagged ‘thaw’

Cold Snap

My farm is only 4 miles from the ocean on the north California coast, so it never gets really cold… but it’s been pretty cold lately.  We’ve had numerous frosty mornings in a row and this morning it was 24 degrees.  I’m used to being able to leave the hardier crops uncovered through the winter, using row covers just for winter lettuces and other tender stuff, but these temps had me covering up carrots and bok choi as well.

I’m hoping the plants fare alright; I still have 4 more weeks of winter CSA harvests.  It does warm up every day, but waiting for things to thaw can slow down the harvest.  Lately we’ve been wearing neoprene diver’s gloves that have really been saving our hands.