Frost Protection Methods?

[crybdr]

Alas, I planted my garden last week - the same date as last year - at least $60 in plants (tomatoes, burssels sprouts, peppers, zucchini, eggplants, broccoli, herbs, etc.).

Now - a late (maybe not so late) frost threatens all of the work.

I've raided the linen closet and grabbed all of the bed sheets I can find ( I can always wash them) to cover the plants as best I can.

Does anyone here have any other solutions they've used in the past to combat the frost? The frost is scheduled to occur between 3AM and 7AM tomorrow morning.

Thanks for any ideas......

[Turaj]

Using sheets may work but then they might be too thin! My wife says it is best to make and use "newspaper hat" that you can use individually (need to cover edges with soil). My wife always keep a bunch of those hats ready!! but you can make it out of ordinary newspaper. In our own case we just had to move all the planters and baskets (15 all together) into the garage!!!! She has not planted any vegetables yet!

[Daryl]

We always tented ours with newspapers or for small plants, paper lunch bags.

[cork58]

WATER WATER WATER The farmers use sprinklers to coat the plants to prevent the freeze from damaging the plants.

Now what I do here in Alaska is I plan ahead and put up a plastic tent, close at night and open early every morning. In your case it sounds like you don't have allot of time. If it were I I'd replant in pots as fast as I could and get them back inside.

Just a rapid shot of thinking.

Corks

[Tom Slick]

Run the sprinklers, it's what the farmers do. <------cork beat me to it!

[billwmeyer]

Sprinklers do work. I have used that method in stores with a seasonal lawn and garden area in the parking lot. We cheated ice in the parking lot, but had minimal plant loses.

Bill

[RAFlorida]

Sprinklers down here in Florida too

for hard freezes. Since it's going to be a short frost for you, you may be able to do as others and I posted. Hope this helps.