All the potato plants were lost in the last freeze. All of them. Maybe they’ll come out again, but I’m not betting on it. I’m so disappointed. Those were my second generation plants, and those were the only starters I had for them. Now I have to start all over with the potato project in the spring.

I am not enjoying winter gardening at all. NOT AT ALL. Who knows what plants I’ll lose tonight when it really, really freezes. I’m not replanting anything. I’m not even going to be paying much attention to the garden beyond making sure it has water (which I haven’t had to worry about thanks to all the rain). Things either live and grow or they die and get plowed under in the spring. This will be the last winter garden. I’m just going to start with the super-early cool season before spring (that I missed last year, not having beds yet), plant like crazy during spring, and muddle my way through summer. No more gardening when it’s cold. It’s too depressing, and I don’t enjoy being outside in the cold anyway.

Can’t believe all my potatoes died when they were well covered and it barely got down to freezing. Wah!