Early Freeze in Colorado

It has been warm and pleasant in many parts of the US. But, there are always exceptions as we read below – a first heard freeze.
Q.”They” are predicting a weather freeze for the Southern section of Colorado (Alamosa Colorado). I need to know if I need to pull up my carrots and potatoes from the garden. They predict it is going to get down to 24 tonight. Can you answer this question? Loretta

A. What ever happened to Global Warming?? Yikes. Much depends upon how far in the ground the potatoes and carrots are. In Maine they are planted about 8 inches deep. It also depends on how long the temperature remains at 24 degrees. If it dips down just before dawn and the ground warms up with the sun, you are OK. But, if it is in the 24 degree range for a coupe hours, you’ll get freeze damage. My best advice is to pull what you can today….

Here is another sign of winter:

My mother lives in Redding, California. She has been telling me of the massive amounts of acorns that are falling this fall. She said there are so many that they are constantly falling on the roof and cars in the driveway. They make such loud noises that she said it would wake her up in the middle of the night. She said she hasn’t seen this many in a long time. Sue

Massive amounts of acorns is one of my favorite signs of winter. This is the third time that I have heard that they are quite abundant. With an early hard freeze in Southern Colorado and acorns raining down in Southern California, what is on the way??

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