What a crazy couple of weeks we have had! We have had constant sub-zero temperatures (very unusual for our neck of the woods) and two snow storms. We have about a foot and a half of snow on the ground and another foot expected tonight; if anything survives in the hoophouse I will be amazed. It has been a full-time job keeping the snow off of the hoophouses so they don't collapse. Thank goodness Paul thought ahead and put some supports in them both the day before the snows started, otherwise they would have collapsed by now for sure! As it is, they are built with pvc pipe, which I have found gets quite brittle in the cold.
Yesterday I dug down in the snow where I knew the brussels sprouts were (you couldn't see them) and harvested some for Christmas dinner. Gotta love Winter crops!Yes, we will have a white Christmas this year, what a treat! Since I've been in Canada I only recall that happening once before. Seasons greetings to everybody, may 2009 bring everything you dream of. :o)
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