Finally the Season Changes!

We moved to Houston in 1999 and this is only the second time it has snowed. It is strange to me that my sons are growing up to be native Houstonians and that an event such as snow will be uncommon and rare in their childhood. Not that this saddens me. They will instead grow up harvesting avocados, bananas, jaboticabas and starfruit. Speaking of which many of my sub-tropicals were just as bewildered by the anomalous weather. Most of my trees did well although my starfruit was hit a little harder than I anticipated. The jaboticaba much to my surprise received no damage. The abnormally warm fall kept my citrus from going dormant so, much of the new growth on the blood orange was damaged. Any mature citrus fruit did well but young immature fruit froze. All of the warm season crops finally made their way out, making more room for winter crops. In the garden change is often good and gives us the opportunity to try something new!