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Posted on 3/26/13 at 7:38 am to 34venture
Just water them real well right before dark that will keep them from freezing...
If it is a light freeze or frost that will work...
heavy freeze.. need to cover with plastic or mulch
If it is a light freeze or frost that will work...
heavy freeze.. need to cover with plastic or mulch
Posted on 3/26/13 at 8:15 am to LSUlefty
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so who's tomatoes are going to die this week?
Not mine. I wait till after Friday like the Almanac says..
This post was edited on 3/26/13 at 8:16 am
Posted on 3/26/13 at 8:18 am to greasemonkey
I resisted the temptation to plant and I'm glad I did. I usually don't plant before Good Friday, but this year I WAS going to make an exception. Guess my Grandpa was right!
I plant between 50-60 plants, so planting before a frost can get pretty expensive and is a shite ton of work!
I plant between 50-60 plants, so planting before a frost can get pretty expensive and is a shite ton of work!
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:33 am to LSUballs
So when Good Friday is in late April, do you still wait til then?
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:34 am to LSUlefty
That's what pow pow said, so yes. He also said not to till the ground on Good Friday.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:41 am to 34venture
Mine are still inside and quite a ways away from being ready. Of course I think I'm still 4wks +/- away from being able to plant outside.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:45 am to greasemonkey
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Just water them real well right before dark that will keep them from freezing..
I do this, except on mornings like today when it only gets to freezing right at daylight I just turn a sprinkler on them about 2 hours before daylight. Leave it on until the sun comes up and everyone is fine.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:46 am to tenfoe
never ever plant before good friday! never!
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:55 am to oleyeller
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never ever plant before good friday! never!
I think about this saying every year when I have the first tomatoes in town. I also get more tomatoes before having to battle the heat of late June and July. I lose a couple every year to events like this, but when you have 50 plants, only lose 6 or 8 to freeze, and they only cost $0.35 each, it's more economical to plant early if you have the time to baby them through March.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:58 am to tenfoe
if i just grew tomatoes it would be fine... corn is even okay to plant early.. but i have a large garden. with lots of differnt veggies. corn, peas, butterbeans, snap beans, squash, cucumber, peppers..etc. by the time you factor in diesel, seeds, fertilizer, and all the time involved, i cant afford to lose plants because of a frost.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:05 am to LSUlefty
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So when Good Friday is in late April, do you still wait til then?
Yea, pretty much. I'm sure you can get away with planting earlier like tenfoe does, but I like to use Good Friday my start date to plant by. It seems to work out.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:13 am to LSUballs
Note mine so far. Good to go this morning.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:28 am to oleyeller
I have 2 gardens, so I can take chances I suppose. My garden at my house is the tomato/pepper/cucumber patch. The one at the camp is taters/corn/beans/pea patch. All my camp garden contains right now is taters and a few tomatoes. Once it warms up I'll get the other stuff in. If I was a farmer I suppose I'd wait, but a fresh BLT with a fried egg on top is all I can think about.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:35 am to tenfoe
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so who's tomatoes are going to die this week?
WHOSE! ....carry on with your tomatoes.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:48 am to LSUlefty
Good thing mine are all inside and will be for a while. 13 inches of snow here Sunday. Lovely Mizzou spring weather.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:49 am to duggieblue
Covered mine last night and they look just fine this AM, of course it only got to 37 degrees, so I am glad the weather men missed it by a few degrees to the good and not the other way around, not sure if I will cover tonight????
Posted on 3/26/13 at 12:38 pm to Tigerpaw123
I watered mine heavily at 6 this morning before the frost could get them. Hoping for the best! 
Posted on 3/27/13 at 7:37 am to LSUlefty
Damn, there's frost this morning here in Lafayette. Might have to replant this weekend.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 9:01 am to LSUlefty
Must replant. It didn't hurt my grape tomatoes, or my heirloom plants. But it just kilt my Celebrities.
I wasn't happy with them anyway, God did me a favor.
I wasn't happy with them anyway, God did me a favor.
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