December 1, 2025
For the past few nights, it has been getting down in the low 30s and high 20s.
We covered the greens and radishes with dried grass in the short bed and using a hoop and a row cover, covered the tall bed. The weather has also turned rainy.
This morning when I went out to harvest radishes, there was ice on the row cover. The plants seemed fine. I got a nice harvest of radishes and greens. I am not sure how long the row cover will protect the plants. I’ll have to uncover the plants in the short bed so they can get some light. While it is overcast and rainy, I am just going to leave the covered.
In looking at the forecast, up until December 10 is going to have close to freezing nights or freezing nights. At least starting Saturday, the days will get up into the 50s. I’ll feel good about uncovering my plants and taking the peppers out of the shed during the day.
I plan to put a grow light in the shed to see if it will keep the peppers going. We will have to use a temporary power source since the shed currently doesn’t have power. We have a small solar set up to allow use to charge the batteries in our power source.
While it rained most of yesterday, the clouds revealed the setting sun.
Blackberry Homestead 
Love the sunset scene with the cows and the chicken tractor! Hope your plants last a little longer, too. You are taking good care of what is left.
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Thanks! I enjoyed seeing the cows. It is amazing to see the chickens clean up the pumpkin patch. The pumpkins died when the first freeze hit and the pumpkins turned soft.
🤞on the plants!
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Do chickens eat pumpkins?
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Yes, they do! There are no pumpkins left!
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Cold, but beautiful.
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Yes, after living in Colorado, I thought these temps would be nothing, but I am cold! 😕
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Here, it’s colder than last year. Usually Decembers are dry and sunny, not rainy, foggy, and damp. We received our first snow of the season last month, around 10 inches. I grow daikon radish in grow bags and so far, so good. They’re hardier than I thought.
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I am glad we don’t get snow that often here. It’s good to know about the daikon radishes. I have been considering growing them.
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You are really stretching the growing season! Good for you!
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I hope I can keep stretching it until I can harvest the radishes and greens.
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I have read there is a cold snap over the whole country! We have it for sure in Minnesota. It was below zero last night, but getting up into the 20’s soon. I will take that! Good luck with keeping your garden going as long as possible.
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Wow! I remember that from Colorado some winters. I hope none of your water pipes break and your heat keeps up with the cold!
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