Cabbages and Chilly Weather!

   Old Man Winter has decided to pay a visit to the Bayou.  While our "right at" freezing temperatures may pale in comparison to those a bit further north, they are cold enough for me.  As I age, I realize that I now "feel" the cold a whole lot more than in the past.  In fact, I just cannot seem to get warm.  The old wood-burning stove chugs away happily but I am still shaking in my boots.  Age and health gets in the way of feeling good, I suppose.

  For the past two mornings, the temperatures hovered just about at the freezing mark.  This laid a fine frost upon the hillside and caused a bit of concern about the garden patch.  I needn't have fretted, though, as greens of most types seem to do better when it is a bit chilly.  When I went out to check, the cabbages seemed none the worse for wear.  The caterpillars that were munching on a few leaves did not look so good, however, which is all the better for the cabbages!

  Cabbages are some of those odd plants that are pretty cold hardy and that makes growing a winter garden a lot easier.  All of the tropical potted plants have to be toted into the (now makeshift) greenhouse and have heat lamps to protect them while the cabbages and mustard greens sit right out in the garden with the icy winds whipping about them.  Seriously, I would do far better to do away with the silly tropical plants.  Life would be easier and it is getting to the point where I need to think about that aspect.  

  Tomorrow's forecast is rain!  Perhaps it will be a grand time to get a few things done inside and take a break from laboring so on the yard-work.  This hurricane cleanup is taking much longer than it has in the past.