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The drifting side of the house

The wind seems to be from the northwest and the front yard confirms that.

The most exposed strawberry patch has a good layer of snow!
The sheltered nook on the south side of porch is full of snow too.
Looks like a pretty good blanket on the raised beds too!
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Leaves for strawberries

I had a nice bag of leaves for the compost pile that I decided could be better used as mulch right now. I put it all on the strawberries as those are the big investment relative to onion sets and potatoes seed eyes.

Piles of leaves around the towels and tubs. We’ll see what works best.
The northwest exposure corner of strawberries.
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A late night decision

This cold is ridiculous and last night I saw the forecast keeps getting lower and earlier. Got up to find 9°F this morning! -8°F forecast next week! That’s -22°C! That’s Winnipeg weather!!!

So, in anticipation of Canadian type cold on my poor strawberries, I added another pocket of insulating air with some plastic tubs. It won’t cover everyone but I tried to get the center of each variety. I’ll see about adding some leaves as mulch today in the daylight. Fingers crossed that snow is coming before the biggest cold!
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I changed my mind about the backyard strawberries

After thinking about what Judy and I have been texting about on snow vs ice and the extreme and unusual cold impending, I decided to cover the biggest part of every strawberry bed, even the backyard ones. I hope it will snow as forecast on Sunday before the most extreme cold for insulation.

This nook stays a little warmer than elsewhere.
These plants are also by the porch so I hope they get a little shelter.
These strawberries are on the north corner of house and have the fewest leaves on them.