Bye, Bye Cucumbers

The freezing rain on last Saturday left most of my cucumber seedlings half-dead. Although I covered them with plastic bottles in my attempt to provide some protection, they didn't make it. Only two or three of the cucumber seedlings look like they survived the rain well enough. So I pull out the goners and toss them to the chickens and moved the containers to the front yard to grow Hot Thai Chili Peppers. Allah SWT willing we will get a small harvest from the remaining cucumber plants.

Now that I'm really into gardening, I have been watching the weather on a daily basis, some days on an hourly basis. I guess patience and vigilance are essential qualities of a successful farmer.