Here is the main way I protect my cool weather crops from a prolonged frost and heavy freeze. A period of 4-8 hours of freeze, in the mid to lower 20’s during the night, is what I consider prolonged and heavy.
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Can’t wait for this season, your garden always look great man, keep up the hard work
I'm trying out a hoop house with a frost blanket over my greens. Low 30's for the next week in my Zone 6 garden.
Great ideas. Especially like the idea about the tomato cages.
I love that you get right to the point of the video. Garden looks great.
Thankyou
Also the tarps bring elxtra warmth when the sun hits it!!!
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You cracked me up with your comment about learning to lay down the tomato cages after 24 years of gardening! 😂 I understand.
A neighbor gave me a roll of welded fencing. I just cut big pieces that are U shaped, and cut every other spine so they can be stuck into the ground, either vertically or horizontally. I use them early on their sides to put frost covers over, and later I turn them upright to support plants. Works well for me.
Could you use clear plastic instead of the traps ?.
I’m at work before the air temperature’s rises to above freezing.
Tonight it will be down in the twenties! First day of Spring, mind you. Last night low thirties, tomorrow low thirties. I hope my fig trees will bounce back, a few stem tips got zapped despite being covered. I'm so ready for late week warm up at night.
From where do you buy your perlite in bulk
Great idea to use the tomato cages to support the tarps!
Do blueberry bushes do ok? Mine started budding but then temps got down to low 20s and I think high teens now. The bushes were too tall for me to cover without damaging.
Simple yet effective video and what you REALLY should be worrying about with colder hardy plants like lettuces. Thank you. 🙂
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Last night we had freezing temperatures for 12 hours, here in Talladega Alabama. I woke up to 23F. All my cool weather crops were covered, and survived, even my potatoes. It was too cold for my pepper, tomato, basil, sweet marjoram, and marigolds in the greenhouse without heating. I spent all day sowing seeds for new seedlings to replace the plants I lost. Tomorrow morning, I will finish cleaning up the dead plants, reclaim the soil, and starter cells. I'll probably direct sow seeds for the herbs and marigolds I lost too. I also did seed starters for squash and cucumbers today. All that is left to plant are Thumbelina Zinnias, Shasta Daisies, pole beans, and fillers.
Always great advice from you, Gary!
Planting everything in the same area is a great tip! Thanks!
I didn’t tie down the cold frame during last weeks wind storm and the wind blew it off which resulted in the cold killing the plants.
Gotta love a good tarp! Inexpensive at Harbor Freight. Love the tomato cage idea! (after 25 years 😂)
I know this is off topic but I am trying to find out how far to plant dill from potaoes in a small garden. Thano you for your help and videos!! Be well from Canada 🇨🇦
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One thing I'd like to mention is, 5-5-5 is not a low N formula, relatively speaking. The ratio is 1-1-1 or 20-20-20, 10-10-10 etc.. All the same, just at different concentration and that effects how much of the product you will you per gallon to achieve similar Total Dissolved Solids. 5-5-5 or 20-20-20 is a general/all around fertilizer, which works well in most cases including yours.
A 10-20-20 would have less nitrogen in a solution with the same TDS/EC/PPM as a 5-5-5 fertilizer.