Last weekend with the snow and cold temperatures the ground froze. Cold temperatures and snow make me very happy! But I was just a little bit bummed because I had not yet gotten around to harvesting all my carrots. 'Oh Well', I thought, 'I did not get them all but I'm probably not losing that many to the frost'.
Then yesterday it thawed and rained - dismal. But it did thaw the ground and so I harvested my carrots. All 17 pounds of them!
I was amazed at how many carrots I still had in the ground. My carrot patch is only about 5 by 2 feet, and I have been harvesting carrots all summer. I had even filled up a third of a 5 gallon bucket for the recent elk hunt. How many carrots could be left in there? Apparently WAY more than you would expect. I almost filled a 5 gallon bucket, and when I weighed them (and taking off the weight of the bucket) I discovered that I had harvested 17 pounds of carrots. Tasty bonus!
Now I hope it freezes again and kills the kale and remaining lettuce!
Patrick
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