Giving Thanks (Who says that's only done on Thanksgiving?)

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving.  I sure did, especially since my meal featured broccoli from this garden!  November has been a month of ups and downs, weather wise, but our garden is still holding its ground (haha) with its greens growth.  Last week the temperatures were all the up to the 60s and today its hovering in the mid-40s, go figure.  Such is Virginia weather!  Luckily, our Frost Guard row covers are doing a great job shield our greens from frost and night-time chills.While late November is a wonderful time to reflect and give thanks for all that we have and enjoy, I'd like to say that I'm thankful for our garden all throughout the year (even when it's cold and my hands are stiff).  I went out to the garden this morning to pick some kale and broccoli- I realized that I didn't have much green in the fridge and was shocked, plus I just wanted to check on how things were doing and walk around the garden.  Coming out to the garden is such a treat and joy for me.  It's more than an escape from the stress of schoolwork; it reminds me of the beauty of plants and the sky, and of how amazing and incredible the way that vegetables grow is.  I am also very thankful for all of the help we've received from students and the workers at Morven who have helped keeping our garden growing, in both the figurative and literal sense.  Ou garden wouldn't be the same and nearly what it is today without you guys!In other gardening news, two of our drip irrigation spigots have cracked.  Water froze in them over the weekend and the PVC piping cracked, which caused a mini pond to form around them.  The main line has been turned off to our garden, so they are no longer leaking, but we will need to fix them before springtime.  Other than that, the garden is looking good!Here are some more pictures from the past month:**I know my writing may sound odd and poetic today, I had a full cup of coffee earlier.

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