Last week we had some freezing mornings here and one in particular has devastated our Garden. Last Thursday it was Minus 6.4 C in the morning around sunrise and all our plants in the lower half of our garden just shrivelled up. It hit the Paw Paws and Passionfruit, luckily they are established so they may survive, killed all the Basil and Tomatoes and a number of other plants. The Lavender, Rosemary and Lemon Scented Geranium were untouched. Amazingly the lettuce and rocket in an adjoining bed were also untouched. Some herbs are tough customers. The people behind us have planted a rainforest and it was coming along beautifully. Now a lot of their trees look threatened as the photo shows, we just hope they are strong enough to survive.
We are impressed with the insulation in our house as it was around 18C inside, at least 24 degrees warmer with no heating happening or really needed. In fact we were surprised to hear what the temperature had been.
1 comment:
It's always sad to lose plants. The weather is so unpredictable it's difficult to protect them. Good that you were cosily snuggled up inside.
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