Insulation power of snow
We only made it to -8°F (-22°C — I only really comprehend cold in celsius because of my time in Canada being the previously only time I experienced cold this low) when I got up this morning around 7am.
The gallon jugs in the makeshift faucet boxes were both very cold but unfrozen so I have hope for the pipes in the adjacent walls.
Definitely pictures of garden in snow, not dog wearing her booties
Excellent layer of insulation out there!
Unexpected freeze
One corner of the plant window froze!
The drifting side of the house
The wind seems to be from the northwest and the front yard confirms that.
Insulating blanket of FUN
We woke up to a snowy world! Briar has seen snow before and enjoyed it but was hesitant at first this morning. She got over that soon enough and subsequently went insane with happy bouncing.
More Missouri fluttermill primroses sprouting!!
I checked in my little tupperware and pretty much all the seeds I had taken out of the fridge have now sent out a root. So now I have 11 seedlings or shoots and three unsprouted seeds. All are now in potting soil.
Standing cypress babies
Having seen the two wilty front yard seedlings of standing cypress, I went to check on the backyard ones. Those two seem a little better, maybe, possibly, so maybe some will live? I think of them as a more southerly plant, so fingers crossed.
Snow and melting even at 18°F in the sun
Standing cypress seedlings look pretty wilty in the front yard but I have not checked the backyard ones yet. Lettuce, cilantro, and cabbages I’m unsure how they look (sort of like the sugar snap peas, they could go either way once it warms up).
A single stratification success!!
I checked on some native flower seeds I tried stratifying in the fridge in January. A single Missouri fluttermill primrose was sprouting!!