The temperature dipped to 31° last night and ended most of the garden. The peppers and zucchini are done, as is the basil. I picked another plastic grocery bag full of peppers I missed in the dark last night.
The lettuce, arugula, spinach, and Swiss chard survived, as expected. In the herb garden, everything survived except the basil, including the cilantro.
Tomatoes did not do well this year, but the peppers were amazing. The groundhog destroyed the zucchini, cucumbers, okra, green beans, and peas.
| YEAR | FIRST TOMATO | END OF GARDEN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | July 17 | November 6 | |
| 2025 | July 01 | October 24 | |
| 2024 | June 22 | November 15 | |
| 2023 | June 27 | October 30 | |
| 2022 | June 18 | October 14 | |
| 2021 | June 24 | October 31 | |
| 2020 | June 23 | October 31 | |
| 2019 | July 04 | October 22 | |
| 2018 | June 27 | October 21 | |
| 2017 | –––––– | –––––– | |
| 2016 | June 28 | November 19 | |
| 2015 | –––––– | –––––– | |
| 2014 | August | October 15 | |
| 2013 | July 15 | –––––– | |
| 2012 | July 7 | October 27 |