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Dear April - You Suck

Today was supposed to be the day Winter Storm Walda dumped 6-12 inches of snow on us.  Schools closed down the night before.  I brought work home to work from home.  The day before major storm, I wrestled with the idea of putting some sort of cover on the ground to protect what we've planted.  My husband jury-rigged one of those big blue tarps, just in case.

After talking to some work people and my grandpa, I was told to not tarp.  The snow would be all the insulation everything needed to survive.  I called my husband.  He already put the tarp down. I asked him to take it up.  He did.  All on the same day he had a root canal.  Who feels like the worse wife ever?  Me.

Then guess what happens? Absolutely nothing.  Those 6-12 inches became a dusting with a lot of wind, but not much else.  So the next debate happened.  Should we tarp now?  Grandpa said yes, not gonna hurt it.  Husband said no, that the tarp needs to be put down when it is still warm to trap some of that warmth under the tarp, with the plants, before the cold.  After reading over my books, and realizing the most everything needs at least 30 degrees to germinate/grow, I decided that technically, it is really too late.  It was already freezing cold last night while we thought snow would be coming down to save our plants.

 
So now what?  I'm not sure.  Maybe something survived, or maybe I should just replant everything?  I honestly have no clue.


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  1. Jessica McMullenApril 9, 2013 at 4:54 PM

    I cleared out near my rose bushes on Saturday and am just praying they won't die from the cold. I know your pain

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