April 21, 2026
trees, fruit, weather, vegetables, potatoes | permalink
Overnight, there was a lighter frost than the last one, but I wasn't expecting it and did not cover the potato again and was surprised to find its growth dead. I expect it will come back though, and one of the others is also showing signs of a comeback. More surprisingly, the leaves of one of the pawpaws I'd just planted were hit. The white fringetree, which was one of the last of the trees to begin to leaf out, is also struggling, though that may be from the earlier, harder frost. The smaller of the two chestnuts in front was also affected, though new growth has already appeared. Finally, the newer peach on the terrace also has some curled leaves, though I'm not sure if that's frost or a disease.
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