Our cold
frame has been neglected for a month. We didn’t water the plants before we left
Kansas, Nighttime temperatures fell into the single digits and the frames
weren’t covered with their blankets. We imagined that the plants had become a
blackened, dead mass.
Last
weekend when Dennis returned to Kansas and his responsibilities at the
university, he found, instead, that the arugula, spinach and lettuces were
still alive. The lettuce and srugula were a bit wilted, but the spinach was
perky.
The next
day Dennis gave the plants a drink and harvested some lettuce for a BLT.
These
plants were sown in late September and early October. They struggled to get
going in the heat and drought. They have had hard lives, but persevere in spite
of hardship. I consider this a miracle and look forward to fresh salads when I
return to Kansas in late February.
We humans
could take a lesson in hardiness from these plants.
Copyright
2013 by Shirley Domer
5 comments:
I, too, look and feel much better after a drink.
Don't we all!
I am enjoying reading your blog. It takes me out of Lawrence to the coast I remember. Have you had oysters for lunch at the restaurant near your house?
Yes, I have. They are still delicious. Wish you were here≥
Having access to your cold frame in your absence has been such a treat! Thank you.
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