Cold frames!!

One of the many benefits of being married to a former home builder is that I can say things like, "gee, I wish my vegetables had cute little houses to protect them from the frost," and - viola! - I come home to discover exactly that. Two cute little houses to protect my tender plants from the encroaching winter.To prepare my garden for these boxes, and for last night's frost, I had to pull up the red pepper plants and hang them to dry in the garage.And then we moved the frames onto the gardens in front:Today, there's much to do:

• harvest basil
• harvest coriander
• harvest carrots
• turn compost and enrich beds
• rip up squash vines
• rip up tomatoes
• "top" brussel sprouts (cutting off the top to encourage bud maturation)
• plant garlic

I'll check back in later with updates and pictures. Enjoy the beautiful fall day!