Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[fuzzi]

First frost, not a hard freeze. Chicken waterers were fine, not even a skim of ice.

 

[Molpet]

We broke records - colder than anticipated. Mid 20s. But already in the upswing, tonight will be warmer (barely) than projected yesterday. 32 instead of 30.

No plumbing damage. All the plants were covered (but not candled) - will know by Thursday if they took a hit. Ground was warm and relatively wet. I'm expecting none, except to the tops of the bananas and the asparagus.

Crazy that you're as cold as I in northern Illinois

 

[WingItRanch]

Prayer

Ok I've been meaning to read through this thread (Stormcrow: your setup, climate, and plans are very similar to ours) and this made me laugh. I'm getting my first goats this week. 2 Nigerian Dwarf wethers. They're shorties, thankfully, but I've been reinforcing fencing for weeks in preparation.

I'm on page 58 so not sure when I'll get to "real time" so bear with me.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Ok I've been meaning to read through this thread (Stormcrow: your setup, climate, and plans are very similar to ours) and this made me laugh. I'm getting my first goats this week. 2 Nigerian Dwarf wethers. They're shorties, thankfully, but I've been reinforcing fencing for weeks in preparation.

I'm on page 58 so not sure when I'll get to "real time" so bear with me.

Welcome to the meandering thread, glad to have you here!!! We moved back to Florida from the Austin area. Hope you find it insightful and entertaining - or at least a useful warning of things that can go wrong.