And that’s all, folks! Jack Frost is here!

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First Fall Frost of 2023: November 2nd

The first frost came through last night, somewhere on the edge of All Saints Day and All Souls Day.

The compost pile pumpkin is signing off after a ridiculously productive summer and fall:

Frosted Pumpkin leaves - Survival Gardening

It was STILL making new pumpkins!

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I think it would have continued for many more months if we’d been in a tropical climate.

And speaking of tropicals, the yam vines were hit as well:

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They’ll live until a harder frost, and I hope they’ll put more growth into their roots before the very end, though I don’t know how much they really do when it’s cool and dry. I wish we could see the root development over time.

The brassicas are covered in frost, but should bounce back.

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Though this will be the end of the Everglades Tomatoes.

Everglades Tomatoes Frosted - Survival Gardening

Those tomatoes kept running right through the brutal heat and drought of summer and have been highly productive until last night – and that’s it. It’s really hard to beat Everglades Tomatoes. As a bonus, my daughter sells the seeds from our garden, and everyone loves them! They are basically a beloved weed in our Grocery Rows, and they’ll reseed in the spring.

It’s been a good year. We harvested the sugarcane from our yard over the last few days and probably got 150-200lbs. It wasn’t a great yield due to the drought, but the cane is certainly sweet.

The yield board is almost at 2,000lbs and I haven’t counted the sugarcane yet, or harvested yams. Thank you for your blessings, Lord!

Today we hope to finish a video on our greenhouse. Stay tuned.

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