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Gardeners race to save blooms before first freeze

Original: Freeze warning means making one final bouquet and enjoying the finally blooming cosmos one last time. Also harvesting th

A gardener is making a final bouquet ahead of a freeze warning, cutting the last cosmos as they finally come into bloom, harvesting basil to freeze in pucks, and mulching rhubarb and hollyhocks for winter. The seasonal scramble of putting beds to rest before the first frost is resonating with other growers facing the same cold snap.

Why now: Freeze warnings are arriving with the season change, prompting gardeners to share last-minute harvest and winterizing routines.

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• Freeze warning means making one final bouquet and enjoying the finally blooming cosmos one last time. Also harvesting the last of the basil and freezing it in pucks, and tucking in the rhubarb and hollyhocks for the winter. The house smells like a basil bomb went off. The… · kirih@mastodon.world · 5

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