Florida Freeze

We had a freeze!
Monday the crew at Bee Heaven covered all the tender vegetables ( tomatoes, beans, and basil) with straw and Remay (strips of light cloth). The covering was to insulate the tender plants just enough for them to survive when the temp dropped to 30 degrees. We also did not irrigate during the day in order to keep everything dry, then timed the water to turn on for a short while at the coldest time of the night: right before sunrise. The fresh water would moderate the temps, as it comes out of the ground around 70 degrees.
The temps dropped to freezing both Monday and Tuesday night. Both mornings there were patches in the grass that crunched when I walked across it.
We covered ourselves too, in layers of clothing, trying to fight off the chill. The cold in South Florida is somehow colder than the same cold in Wyoming. It's the humidity. All the water in the air is the same temperature, and it permeates everything, including clothes. So, as the air temperature drops, so does the temperature of your clothes, since they are perpetually moist. If it would freeze, the moisture would of course become a solid and no longer steal heat from your skin. Your body heat would dry your clothes and then you could feel cozy in your warm, dry layers. I didn't bother putting on a third layer of clothes when I was doubled up . . . I knew it wouldn't really make a difference. The 5 blankets on my bed were also very difficult to warm up. My strategy? Wool base-layer and cap. Even when wet, wool insulates.
And today? I was weeding wearing a tank, shorts, and sandals. Tomorrow another cold front swoops in and we are expecting even lower temps. We have our Remay, straw, and wool ready.