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Post by Colorado on Mar 15, 2015 17:21:18 GMT -6
My older son winters over arugula in small A frame with plastic over it. So has greens late and early. I would think lettuces and other greens would. He makes salad. He is on a town lot. I know lettuce will seed it self down and come up early. He pick off leaves small for salad,
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 16, 2015 8:16:51 GMT -6
My older son winters over arugula in small A frame with plastic over it. So has greens late and early. I would think lettuces and other greens would. He makes salad. He is on a town lot. I know lettuce will seed it self down and come up early. He pick off leaves small for salad, dunno why Colorado, but Arugula is one green I don't care for, I like watercress, but I have tried arugula in every stage of growth and It just don't appeal to me... we have volunteer lettuce every spring, last year we had so much we ate it almost everyday..and even had some for the market...can't wait till things start Popping Up |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 16, 2015 8:20:21 GMT -6
oh...wanted to add...Never, or since I've lived here, have we had dry-thawed soil in March...But, we are planting some lettuce and radishes...will cover them with frost blanket over pvc hoops...the frost blanket is suppose to protect down to 25°...what the heck...a couple bucks worth of seed!
We have one greenhouse up...and full of onions
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 16, 2015 8:21:34 GMT -6
I have never tried Arugula might have to give it a try  |
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Post by Colorado on Mar 16, 2015 13:57:59 GMT -6
They say sheet a will protect better than plastic.
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Post by spuds on Mar 16, 2015 17:40:12 GMT -6
oh...wanted to add...Never, or since I've lived here, have we had dry-thawed soil in March...But, we are planting some lettuce and radishes...will cover them with frost blanket over pvc hoops...the frost blanket is suppose to protect down to 25°...what the heck...a couple bucks worth of seed! We have one greenhouse up...and full of onions PICTURES!Didnt really happen if no pictures,or As Vinney says....Are those MAGIC grits!!!!!!  ?? |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 17, 2015 9:52:32 GMT -6
oh...wanted to add...Never, or since I've lived here, have we had dry-thawed soil in March...But, we are planting some lettuce and radishes...will cover them with frost blanket over pvc hoops...the frost blanket is suppose to protect down to 25°...what the heck...a couple bucks worth of seed! We have one greenhouse up...and full of onions PICTURES!Didnt really happen if no pictures,or As Vinney says....Are those MAGIC grits!!!!!! ??  ok bro...we'll get some pics  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 17, 2015 9:56:16 GMT -6
They say sheet a will protect better than plastic. the only bad thing is with plastic...if the plastic touches a plants leaves..it will still get frosted...and, plastic needs to be vented..it gets really hot inside...cloth does well ifin the temps outside are not too cold..the frost blanket is spun polyester, like floating row cover, only much thicker.. whatever it takes, and whatever you have..is always the best |
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Post by BestoFour on Mar 17, 2015 15:14:36 GMT -6
One of the garden show guys said as long as you keep frost off plants they'll be ok because it's not the cold that hurts them. If that's true I guess anything could be floated over them.
I grew lettuce in my pretend greenhouse during the winter a few years.
Not a fan of arugula either.
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 18, 2015 7:32:55 GMT -6
We can get frost in April I just never even tried to plant early.. It's too unpredictable.
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Post by Colorado on Mar 18, 2015 11:32:48 GMT -6
Frost is over by end of May they say here. Cool weather crops can go in sooner. Too hot to plant cool weather crops end of May. If it snows and probably will, I could toss a cover them.
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 19, 2015 20:42:05 GMT -6
Frost is over by end of May they say here. Cool weather crops can go in sooner. Too hot to plant cool weather crops end of May. If it snows and probably will, I could toss a cover them. What zone are you in? I am in 5B we never cover crop. Alot of ppl do. We just never do. I always say april is the end of frost but really I don't know ... But last year we didn't have a garden and this year with more property ... no garden .. I might start a lil tomato plant lol!! |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 20, 2015 8:20:02 GMT -6
I think her area Wendy is often visited with frost ..
I cover things here, in fact..I'm thinking we should seed some lettuce and radishes this weekend...by the time it comes up..we may need to cover it a time or 2
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Post by BestoFour on Mar 20, 2015 14:55:54 GMT -6
It's just too cool and windy and damp to do anything. I can't get motivated.
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Post by w8in4dave on Mar 20, 2015 18:38:23 GMT -6
We are still getting alot of night time frost. The other night it was 3º
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ok bro...we'll get some pics 