tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post2282061945799764606..comments2023-03-10T21:22:12.685-08:00Comments on The Veggie Patch Re-imagined: Harvest Day - it's too darn cold!Ottawa Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-37986908185139877072009-01-18T07:29:00.000-08:002009-01-18T07:29:00.000-08:00Paradoxically, one of the things I worry about wit...Paradoxically, one of the things I worry about with global warming is that a couple of degrees warming could mean that here, we could not rely on having a few feet of snow by the time the -25F and colder hits. Even though I'm in zone 3-4, we can often keep plants (I'm thinking mostly herbaceous biennials and perennials) that in a technically warmer zone would winter kill because of less or no snow cover. Winter kill usually relates to how deep the frost penetrates the ground. Here, usually the snow depth will prevent a deep freeze in the soil in the gardens... so, I know that I could go out there right now, dig through 3' of snow and dig up some carrots pretty easily... but I think I'll wait for a nice sunny afternoon with temps above 15F... stay warm!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7157796120640152479.post-39566058399315260552009-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:002009-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00I love the snow(for the sake of my garden at least...I love the snow(for the sake of my garden at least). <BR/><BR/>I am forced to keep most of my fruit in a low part of my property, so it is effectively a frost trap. Come late winter I always make sure that I pile the snow onto my strawberries etc, to keep the snow on until after most of the risk of frosts has passed. Keeps them dormant till I'm ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com