The freezing temps took their toll on the garden, and no place is it more obvious than in the veggie garden. Can you identify these wilted souls?
They are lettuce, snow peas, and broccoli, respectively. RIP, dearly departed veggies. I will miss you.
But some veggies were troopers and held in there through snow and ice, thick and thin. Among them are the garlic…
and the spinach.
I’m not sure this should be included with the veggies of the veggie garden, but the wild onion is spreading again in the backyard, so much so that it looks like grass. I love to run my fingers through it. And who would have thought that the smell of onion could be so delightful?
I’m seeing other signs of life around the yard, too — green sprouts really stand out among the dead and brown. I guess it’s time to dig in and get dirty and start prepping the yard for spring!
Hooray for the troopers, sad to see the departed. But you photography makes them look lovely in death.
That poor lettuce is hardly recognisable. Glad Spring is on the way for you. Here in Australia, our veges have been suffering from the heat and I’m looking forward to the cooler weather.
Donna, yes, I’m proud of the troopers — I do feel guilt about the rest of poor veggies, though!
Missy, it won’t be long and you’ll have the cooler weather, while Texas will be wilting our summer veggies with heat weaves. We’ll have to call “Switch” at that time, once again.
Oh Meredith you gave me quite the chuckle with my morning tea! No worries on the award – really just wanted you to know how much I enjoy your blog 😉 So the chuckle came with the revelation of you hiding the chocolate. Last night I bought a bag of m&ms from Target and promptly came home and hid them in the bean box in my pantry! They’ll never look there! Also, about 3 years ago my girlfriends and I went to Muir woods in San Fransisco to hug the trees and to this day that moment stands as one of my best memories. I hope you have a beautiful Valentine’s Day.
Redwoods are very huggable! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who hides chocolate. 🙂
Oh dearly departed, may you soon rise up again! At least it looks nice and sunny there. I love the onions too. and for me, at this time of year, any fresh smell from a plant is a welcome addition to the cold air!
Yikes! We don’t get destructive cold like that in San Diego, so our veggies have little to test their mettle and separate the strong from the weak.
If my edibles look like that, it’s usually the result of an August heatwave — and a failure to properly irrigate.
Excellent images, as always.