Serious bummer.
We've been having some really hot humid weather for past couple of days, and at the same time, I caught a beauty of a cold. So we decided to fire up the old aircon for the first cool-down of the season. The machine is a good one and quickly brought the house down to a comfortable 27° (80°F) and nice and dry. Didn't give it a second thought until I woke up this morning to find my fennel plants looking like Robert Frost's "Birches." Fronds bent down laying on the ground.... cooked by the output of the air conditioner. I REALLY was looking forward to two nice meals using fennel bulbs, and they don't sell them in the markets here. I'm bummed.
Stitchawl