Urget! Does spraying with water help frosted plants?
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Water or not before hard frost?
Comments (12)I'm not worried about the spinach and bunching onions surviving since I planted them last fall and they have survived all winter already. It's more a matter of trying to understand how to keep them in best condition and help them get growing again as the weather fluctuates wildly here in the spring. It was around 60 degrees both yesterday and today but the upcoming lows for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights are all around 20. I have new crops of turnips, beets, peas, carrots and more bunching onions and spinach that have all germinated but haven't done much growing yet and they are the ones I'm really trying to help along thru the cold. I actually presprouted most of these seeds to try and get them going a little sooner but now I'm worried that they will have a hard time during the cold snap. I was hoping to have finished building some mini tunnels by now to give a bit of protection but I haven't gotten that project finished yet. Maybe tomorrow I can give it a push......See MoreSo we should water before tonight's frost?
Comments (11)In my (southeastern) part of the world, the general spring thing is that we get good rainfall just before serious cold fronts come through. The bigger the cold front, the more rain before it. For us, Gulf moisture often is added to Pacific moisture coming along the fronts. And the warm temperatures (like this past week) are met by much colder temps, so the rain delivery system (with accompanying thunderstorms) usually makes for wet ground and well watered plants. Right now, my soil moisture is good and even through we only got 0.3" Friday night, that should be enough. But the heat we had yesterday would have left some new growth dehydrated if our soil moisture weren't high. Had that happened, I'd be out watering right now. Look at your new growth. Is it 'perky'? Is your soil moisture good? If the new growth looks deflated or wilted, it needs help and you're the only one who can give it to your plants, now that the rain has passed....See MoreFreeze warning (not frost) for tonight! Spray with water???
Comments (3)Mary Lu, it was down to 28F. here last night. I didn't cover anything because it's been dry this week. My tomatoes, which are planted out, are a little darker green because of the cold but there was no frost so they didn't melt down like a frost will do to them. Roses, peonies, daylilys all came through fine and most of them are just sitting here in plastic grocery bags. If we get frost warnings I cover as much as I can and scootch things still in pots or whatever as close to the foundation as I can to help protect things. Cover what you can and pray for the best. Usually perennials that come up early do fine with a few light frosts. Pretty much like in the early fall. Best Wishes! MeMo...See MoreWatering plants at night - does it help with all plants?
Comments (1)You can mist coat many plants. I suspect your pipevine will freeze back if you do it or not. They don't take the cold real well. This is the first year I haven't had caterpillars on mine but that hasn't changed it's growth from previous years when I did have the cats....See Moreaftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
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