Eat your (heirloom) veggies

Today will be a busy today so I'm up early trying to get a jump start on the day. A priority will be to water the garden.

Forecast says in the low 20s tonight/morning and despite the fact that we have a winter garden growing now, cauliflower and broccoli don't actually like it that cold. Brussel sprouts, yes, other veggies not so much. Cold snaps actually give brussel sprouts their flavor which some of us love (Sean and I are included in that group) and others detest.

The picture is our first Purple of Sicily cauli this year. The purple color is caused by the presence of the antioxidant group anthocyanin.
There are orange varieties too. I've also grown the cheddar variety which are higher in Vitamin A than the regular white variety. The cheddar is not doing so well this year.

I have found the Purple of Sicily does quite well so far in our litte hill country garden. You just never know though. One year something can do well; the next it can completely fail. It's all an experiment. But two years standing this Purple of Sicily has done quite well. I'm classifying it as a keeper.

So off to do the quiet morning chores while Sean catches more shut-eye until the donkey and goat alarm goes off. Then to watering for freeze protection. When exactly did Texas break free from the Gulf shelf and start drifting toward the Arctic Circle?