Feb. 24 & 25th, 2003  24 degrees, thick ice for two solid days  ---- it was 78 degrees the day before.

The tater patch after planting

this is the tater patch right after planting

and this is the tater patch during the big freeze

Sweet Charlie plants on March 6, 2003.  This pic is typical of the damage sustained under the covers during the big Feb. freeze.  Notice the three blossoms with a black spot in the middle - those are dead.  These dead blooms were probably touching the frost covers.  The green berries are only two or three weeks away!

this is the field covered before freezing weather hits.

and this is a shot after the ice storm hit

The plants can barely be seen through the ice and covers.

Don't worry, the Blackberries do not seem to have suffered any damage in the freeze.

The plants under the cover are staying warm ....... the other three are not fairing as well.

during the freeze ......

this plant was happy to be under the covers!