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elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - May 17 2007 : 07:34:58 AM
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On the news this morning they said that we have a good chance of frost tonight. This is coming almost a full month past the frost free date. My garden is all growing and doing great. I just found in the attic lots of sheets of clear plastic. My question is what needs covered in the garden and can I just drape the plastic over it and take it down in a few spots with some bricks?
I have growing right now lettuce, peas, tomatoes, pumpkins, green beans, garlic, sweet corn, yellow squash, black berries (flowering right now), and raspberries.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
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Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - May 17 2007 : 09:26:36 AM
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You should definitely cover the tomatoes. If you have lots of plastic, then cover everything you can. It's better to be safe then sorry. Especially since everything is doing so well for you. Good luck staying frost free!
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - May 17 2007 : 5:16:56 PM
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your lettuce, peas, beans and garlic should be jsut fine. They are cool weather crops hardy to frost. Cover your tomatos, but make sure you have them caged and that the sheet or plastic doesn't touch the plant...the frost will kill that part if it is touching.
We had a frost last night and everything was left uncovered here sans the three tomato plants that Grace got for her birthday and we came out just fine...We have all the veggies you listed plus some and things were just fine.
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Huckelberrywine
True Blue Farmgirl
1607 Posts
Michelle
Rosalia
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Posted - May 18 2007 : 07:06:46 AM
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How did it go? Did everyone's gardens survive the frost? What crazy weather.
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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elah
True Blue Farmgirl
349 Posts
Emily
SW
Michigan
USA
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Posted - May 20 2007 : 4:46:31 PM
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| I got all of mine covered and they all survived. |
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