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Post  bruno Mon 23 Mar - 10:57

Ok so i have had plenty of small scale gardens before but this one is about 100' x 50' and i believe i planted to early .... Looks like Thursday temps will get down to around 34-35. Anything i should do or did i just screw up. half is seed and the other are baby plantings??

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Post  maverick Mon 23 Mar - 11:00

The ground is already pretty warm. I figure it'll survive if the temp doesn't fall much lower than predicted.

Florida growers run sprinklers during light freezes.
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Post  Doug Rahn Mon 23 Mar - 11:19

How long are the low temps expected to last? A covered frame works great but with a garden that big it could be very expensive. A lightweight mulch cover like pine straw would be your best bet.
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Post  butterbean Mon 23 Mar - 12:09

I would water it before you go to bed and if you can get some straw to cover it with that would help too!!!!! good luck
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Post  69F100 Mon 23 Mar - 13:09

As long as it don't get down any lower and don't last more than a few hours you should be fine it might stun but shouldn't kill it.
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Post  bruno Mon 23 Mar - 13:47

Doug Rahn wrote:How long are the low temps expected to last? A covered frame works great but with a garden that big it could be very expensive. A lightweight mulch cover like pine straw would be your best bet.

if i had to guess about 10-12 hrs

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Post  cool40 Mon 23 Mar - 15:01

Depending on how big the plants are,we always used old milk jugs to cover little stuff. Cut the bottom out and cover it till the next day. It should be ok if you don't get any frost. sunny
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Post  res0rli9 Mon 23 Mar - 17:05

10-12hrs. I think your going to lose it unless you put out heaters and thin still ifeeeee.
down here anything over 4hrs is usually gone.Sad

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Post  bruno Mon 23 Mar - 17:18

looks like Saturday's forecast is going to be even worse ...oh well

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Post  dfree383 Mon 23 Mar - 17:20

Cover it with plastic
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Post  racnrick Mon 23 Mar - 21:56

dfree383 wrote:Cover it with plastic
Do want Dave says, then have a few Bruno drinks, drunken  then go out and sit under the plastic and do what you do best,,,, tell all your plants how fast your new car is going to be, and how your going to whoop everyone's a$$ at the next bash! There won't be a chance in hell  that they will freeze with all that hot air. lol! Very Happy

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Post  DeepRoots Mon 23 Mar - 22:29

In the future if you want an early crop a floating row cover is awesome.
We used to use one called "Remay" I think? We'd cover by hand 10 acres of tomatoes and peppers every night aiming for an early/late crop when we were market farming for the NYC greenmarket.

Running the sprinklers does indeed work as well.

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Post  bruno Mon 23 Mar - 22:47

racnrick wrote:
dfree383 wrote:Cover it with plastic
Do want Dave says, then have a few Bruno drinks, drunken  then go out and sit under the plastic and do what you do best,,,, tell all your plants how fast your new car is going to be, and how your going to whoop everyone's a$$ at the next bash! There won't be a chance in hell  that they will freeze with all that hot air. lol! Very Happy

Lmao ...I about pissed my pants !!!!

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Post  res0rli9 Mon 23 Mar - 23:26

Just go Dig them all back up and put them in your House until the freezeee is over.

Easy Fix..... But You better get out there Now and get it Done.

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Post  dr's wife racing Wed 25 Mar - 12:07

Just replant in a couple weeks LOL works every time!
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Post  KY JELLY Thu 26 Mar - 15:46

Gather up some dead leaves out of the woods nearby in a garbage bag and cover the plants rake them off the plants after the frost threat is gone and let them rot .Maple leaves are best .
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Post  jones Thu 26 Mar - 23:56

We always water before a freeze. That way the water will freeze on the out side of the plant and insulate the plant. That keeps the moisture in the plants from freezing.

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Post  69F100 Fri 27 Mar - 0:43

jones wrote:We always water before a freeze. That way the water will freeze on the out side of the plant and insulate the plant. That keeps the moisture in the plants from freezing.

That what they do here on strawberry plants I have seen them with a sheet of ice over them.
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Post  gmsmkr Fri 27 Mar - 16:37

This is great info I'm not a gardener but I too would have done the same thing I never planted a garden in my life
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Post  bruno Fri 27 Mar - 17:23

gmsmkr wrote:This is great info I'm not a gardener but I too would have done the same thing I never planted a garden in my life

lmao .... i smell sarcasm.....

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Post  bruno Sun 29 Mar - 10:00

Survived !!!

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Post  gmsmkr Sun 29 Mar - 10:21

bruno wrote:Survived !!!



sunny which method did you use
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Post  QtrWarrior Sun 29 Mar - 10:32

gmsmkr wrote:
bruno wrote:Survived !!!



sunny  which method did you use

He used momma's bedsheets over the plants...

Now, he's in DEEEEEEEEEP Shiot.................... affraid
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Post  gmsmkr Sun 29 Mar - 11:11

Who would a thunk...... Flannel sheets at nicks Laughing
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Post  dfree383 Sun 29 Mar - 11:30

gmsmkr wrote:Who would a thunk...... Flannel sheets at nicks Laughing

They aren't his anymore....... He's living with the dog out back.
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