Still alive in a December garden

Walking around the yard today I'm impressed and surprised at what is still edible. Parsley, rosemary, thyme, and sage would still be useable, if I hadn't used it all already. Lettuce, chard, celery, carrots, and beets are all doing just fine inside a hoop house. Cabbage and brussels would be too if I had found the time and space for them in July or August. Thus is just a note to myself that it would be worth it next year. All this despite several 25 degree nights.

25 degrees

It's our hardest frost yet and everything, including the lettuce, is still looking good in the hoops. Even the kale (unprotected) is still fine.

The endive and cabbage left out of hoops, might have survived the frost if it had not gotten completely chomped, probably by rabbits, right down to the stalk.