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Gardener races rain and cold to save tender vegetables
Original: Tomorrow night the temperature is supposed to drop to 1°C. So I wanted to harvest as much tender veg as possible. When I
With temperatures forecast to fall to around 1°C overnight, a gardener set out to harvest as much frost-sensitive produce as possible before the cold arrived. On reaching the garden, heavy rain began, and pumpkins were picked over two hours in poor weather and unsuitable clothes, leaving the gardener soaked through. The story is drawing sympathy and shared experiences from fellow gardeners facing the first cold snap of the season.
Why now: The first frost warnings of the season are prompting gardeners to swap stories about emergency harvests and cold-weather mishaps.
Evidence
- Tomorrow night the temperature is supposed to drop to 1°C. So I wanted to harvest as much tender veg as possible. When I got to the garden, it started raining and I picked the pumpkins in pooring rain. After two hours (in the rain in inappropriate clothes), I was soaked and… · feinschmeckergarten@norden.social · 30
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