After the frost hit it was very clear which plants were going to live and which plants were dead. The kale and other brassica, carrots, parsley, mint, and swiss chard all survived. The gourds, peppers, and everything else turned black so we ripped them out.
As we pulled up the vines, we found all these gourds:

Our pumpkins didn’t have a chance to turn orange:

After a long day of work in the garden, we built our first fire in the fireplace:








