Big Snow

The garden is under a blanket of snow ... 8" - 10"! It was beautiful coming down all day yesterday. This is the 2nd snow event of 2018. And it's been cold!

In fact, temperatures in the Triangle area fell below freezing at 2:00am on Sunday, December 31st and did not rise above 32 degrees for 158 consecutive hours at 3:00pm on January 6 (measured at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport). This freezing streak broke the previous record of 157 hours set in January 1982.

We're past all that now, thank goodness, but I'm sure the low temps (days and days under 20 degrees, and as low as 4 degrees) have had a detrimental effect on my winter greens. We shall see.

Fall Greens so Healthy and Lush

Mustard Greens

Garlic in the Ground

Planted three varieties:
- Chinese Pink  - Hardneck
- Killarney Red - Hardneck
- last year's ??   - Softneck

Garden Cleaned Up and Beds Covered for the Season

More Peppers to Process

This recipe makes deliciously crisp pickles!

ridiculously easy jalapeńo pickles 

Kale with gem stone?

Water is a treasure!

A Pile of Peppers

The peppers have been prolific this summer, but all good things must come to an end. To everything there is a season. Now is the time to clear away the remaining summer crops. Still plenty of peppers to pick, though. Let the processing begin!

SWEET Italian peppers for roasting and frying,  all-purpose Mexi-bells
HOT anaheim, poblano, jalapeña, cayenne
Fresh parsley and dill in the background, and two little green tomatoes!