Comments on: BRRRR, it’s Cold Outside!

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:26:35 +0000

We woke up to a heavy frost this morning. I did put some compost around my potato plants but when I checked on them around 10 AM they were burnt. There leaves are brown and wilted. I am praying they will recover. Do you have any encouragement that they will revive and grow again? We live in the NE PA region and it went down below 30 here. I hope that will be our last frost. I do love to see the pictures of your gardens.

By: What’s Going On

What’s Going On — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:04:15 +0000

[...] Chiot’s Run has been feeling the freeze too. [...]

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:39:25 +0000

I've been running around covering everything with old sheets at night. We have had several frost warnings. Haven't gotten my tomatoes in yet, and wondering if I should hold off another week. Allie’s last blog post.. Ivee $100 Gift Certificate Winner

By: Susy

Susy — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:25:10 +0000

That’s very interesting that your heirlooms performed better than the hybrids.

By: Judy

Judy — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:19:02 +0000

We had a light frost on Sunday morning. I thought my garden would be okay because it is on a hill but I still lost a few plants- but interestingly enough, the heirloom tomatoes pulled through much better than the hybrids. I only have a few hybrid plants and almost every one of them either died or took damage. Our normal low is 50 this time of year but we hit 35. At least it was only for one night and now we're back to our normal temps. Judy’s last blog post.. FROST!!

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:04:00 +0000

My dad used to make big smudge pots if he thought it was going to freeze. The smoke seems to keep the frost away or at least some of the frost. We NEVER lost things to frost when he would do that… And my farmer hubby did the same thing in our fields when we grew canola. It was supposed to freeze and our canola was in the green pod stage so we didn’t want to lose it… The smudge helped there as well… BUT if you live in town smudge pots might not be allowed.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:20:11 +0000

It's fairly cool here in TN too, although not that cold! The temperature got down to 38 in our yard. I would protect those berries too. Ours haven't done as well as I hoped though, I suspect voles munching on the berries. They munch one bite on one then move to the next one and so one. They sampled all kinds of berries then left them to rot. To protect our stuff I use old sheets and nursery pots. I put the pots on individual plants and the sheets on the larger ones as well as vegetable beds. Dave’s last blog post.. Incorporating Herbs in the Garden

By: Susy

Susy — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:40:47 +0000

I’ve been toying with the idea of building a small greenhouse as well. I have a bunch of old windows and doors I’d love to use, I just don’t have a really sunny spot to put it in, unless I want it in the front yard.

By: Daphne

Daphne — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:18:05 +0000

I use two things: row covers and old soda bottles filled with water around the plants. I have a similar location to you. I'm on top of a hill in a forest. I don't tend to get the later frosts that other do. My garden will be fine, but the bottom of the hill will get frost. Tonight there are frost warnings around. I don't think I need to protect my plants. I'd have a hard time too. My tomatoes have already been caged. The row covers would no longer fit over my plants. I'm going to keep a close eye on the weather before I go to bed just to see if they predict worse. Daphne’s last blog post.. Monday Seedling Update and Harvest Tally

By: warren

warren — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:40:00 +0000

We seem to be in a sweet spot for freezing, but the few times I have had to deal with it here, I cover with blankets as well. I have been debating about building a small greenhouse into which I can move stuff, but I haven’t jumped yet…