tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post9144381688119881890..comments2024-03-28T11:41:43.558+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: BrrrKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-80878670414821487842017-01-07T21:51:39.721+01:002017-01-07T21:51:39.721+01:00I am in Florida for godssake and it is 6 C !!! No...I am in Florida for godssake and it is 6 C !!! No one had ever dare mention global warming to me. grrrr. or rather Brrrrrrr.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44405830808100806672017-01-07T17:15:22.693+01:002017-01-07T17:15:22.693+01:00Sorry for you. Stay warm...Sorry for you. Stay warm...Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-49122421138291813262017-01-07T17:14:48.064+01:002017-01-07T17:14:48.064+01:00I looked at Accuweather for Morehead a few minutes...I looked at Accuweather for Morehead a few minutes ago and saw how cold it is supposed to get — colder than here. Stay inside and stay warm. I hope the layer of ice from that freezing rain won't be too thick and heavy.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-85413854313363841522017-01-07T16:14:26.712+01:002017-01-07T16:14:26.712+01:00my dear friend we had -23 degrees in the morning n...my dear friend we had -23 degrees in the morning now -14 degrees..Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-68824672772977731972017-01-07T15:46:29.235+01:002017-01-07T15:46:29.235+01:00Brrrr here too! We are having a winter storm. I ...Brrrr here too! We are having a winter storm. I had to go out and take the wind chimes down because the wind is blowing a gale and the rain has turned to freezing rain. I doubt if we get anything other than freezing rain here on the coast. I would rather have snow! I haven't checked the weather today to see what they are predicting, but it's a stay indoors day!Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-46777408751332599632017-01-07T12:22:09.137+01:002017-01-07T12:22:09.137+01:00Even the real weather sites like Accuweather, Mété...Even the real weather sites like Accuweather, MétéoFrance, and Météociel usually report big differences between temperatures in Romo and other nearby towns (Blois, Bourges, Tours).Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-32592756160350583152017-01-07T11:03:08.944+01:002017-01-07T11:03:08.944+01:00We've had such a plentiful crop of kale that I...We've had such a plentiful crop of kale that I won't worry about a hard freeze killing the plants while I'm in N.C. in February this year. If they don't bite the dust, tant mieux. If they do, tant pis.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30895022879079356332017-01-07T10:21:55.484+01:002017-01-07T10:21:55.484+01:00The collards we grow seem to be fine too... if you...The collards we grow seem to be fine too... if you pull the kales up you will miss the best... the young spring growth.<br />And pick the leaves, don't cut the plant, it will only give a new flush if the growing tip is there... unlike cabbages.<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30374665757046977662017-01-07T08:32:51.789+01:002017-01-07T08:32:51.789+01:00Maybe like your thermometer reads a little high, s...Maybe like your thermometer reads a little high, so may the thermometer of the person who reports from Romo read a bit low.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53889047971681886152017-01-07T08:31:55.887+01:002017-01-07T08:31:55.887+01:00Last year I harvested my collard greens in mid-Feb...Last year I harvested my collard greens in mid-February, just before I headed off for two weeks in North Carolina. I feared a hard freeze while I was gone, and didn't want to lose the crop. Temperatures here are supposed to rise over the coming week, but if I see a hard freeze coming I'll do as you do — cut or pull out all the plants. We always had collards and other greens in the garden in wintertime in North Carolina. A "collard patch" was a standard feature in many yards.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-53349396273283581652017-01-07T07:50:03.714+01:002017-01-07T07:50:03.714+01:00Minus 7 degrees of Centipede here.... our thermome...Minus 7 degrees of Centipede here.... our thermometer is on the weather station... right out in the potager and at two metres high.<br />The boiler control unit thermo is mounted just outside the boiler house door and is always in shade... but that is minus six at the moment.<br />Black Tuscan and Red Russian both are happy down to about 24 hrs of minus fifteen, then they begin to show wilting.... <br />we normally have a feast of kale if that happens... and freeze the excess.<br />Both plants will give a fresh flush of leaves in Spring... and then sprout.<br />Once they have sprouted, and the sprout stems have become tough and are too small to be worth picking, the plants are out and on the compost. <br />We have accidentally let the odd Red Russian set seed... that is very useful, they come true and the little plants transplant very easily... the excess get eaten!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com