Farewell, nasturtium. Our time together has been peppery sweet.

Frost is forecast – here is a quick list of you NEED to do and what you SHOULD do.

What you NEED to do:

1. Pay your bills in order to avoid late fees.
2. Prepare supper. I recommend soup or stew with a loaf of fresh bread for the cold weather.
3. If a “hard freeze” is predicted (at least four consecutive hours below 25° F) then you should also turn off water at the spigot and try to empty hose and irrigation lines, or at least leave them open and empty them soon.

Now the longer list of what you probably SHOULD do:

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