We've had a particularly mild fall here in North Texas; the two freezes were just barely there (reaching 32^o but no lower - putting a tarp over the garden overnight was enough to keep several crops growing and producing). In my garden I still have three types of peppers (green bell, jalapeño, and poblano), one yellow bent-neck squash, and Swiss chard. The chard will tend to survive mild freezes. The garlic is sprouting now and will be ready to harvest next May. I have a few others recently moved into the greenhouse (some small flowering shrubs call bat-faced cuphea, and a basil plant).

Summing up the year for the holiday letter will include a description of the four days of super-sub freezing days last February. Not something to repeat if at all possible.