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cover veggies again?

13 years ago

With mids 40s predicted for the next three nights and windy/rainy conditions mixed in, I guess its time to once again cover my raised beds in the garden.

A couple of weeks ago I stapled 6 mil plastic sheeting to my bed frames and used wooden stakes in the middle of the beds to create a tent effect. Because of the wind I think I'll do the same again.

To save me some time, does anyone think any of my beds don't need covering?

#1 - basil, parsley, shallots
#2 - lettuce, carrots (just emerging), dill (just emerging)
#3 - zuke, squash, two tomato plants
#4 - three tomato plants
#5 - two tomato plants
#6 - cukes
#7 - cukes

Comments (10)

  • 13 years ago

    #1 and #2 should be fine.

  • 13 years ago

    Agreed. #2 doesn't need to be covered. For #1, the parsley and shallots will be fine, and the basil likely will, too. I brought my basil containers inside last night, but I was just being extra cautious.

    We're supposed to get a second night of it tonight. I'm most worried about my peppers, though they seemed to make it through last night under their frost cloth just fine.

  • 13 years ago

    That's a typical June night here! :)

  • 13 years ago

    All but #1 and #2 are covered now and all of my containers (14 of them) have been brought into the gararge

    The weather pattern in the NE the past couple of years has just been awful. So inconsistent.

  • 13 years ago

    Not just the NE, all over. Keep good notes on dates for next year because we may discover that the changing weather pattern is becoming the norm.

    Dave

  • 13 years ago

    I had low 40's and mid 40's the past week. I covered nothing and have everything planted that you listed except carrots and shallots. Everything did and is doing fine.

  • 13 years ago

    SAME as AllDeSpain. for the last two weeks , we have seen lows as low as 42F and mostly 44F. Tonight is forecasted 48F. Wow !! what a heat wave. But the next week's lows will climb over 50F. Althou nothing has been zapped, but maters, squashes... are just sitting pretty.

  • 13 years ago

    I left all my veg uncovered last night and it hit mid-40s (everyone looks fine this morning), but tonight and tomorrow it's supposed to hit mid-30s(!!) and I'll be covering the tomatoes, peppers, and probably the strawberries that have just woken from dormancy. I also have some trays of seedlings that I've been hardening off. I'll bring those in for their protection.

    Next week is supposed to be quite sunny (as opposed to the rain, rain, rain we've been having for a week straight) and upper 50s at night. Is it finally spring? Hallelujah.

  • 13 years ago

    If it wasn't so rainy and windy, I probably wouldn't have covered anything. I did it out of an abundance of caution considering evening temps will be in the lows 40s until Tues night, wind gusts approaching 40mph Sat/Sun, and saturated soil in raised beds.

    It wasn't fun fighting the wind and rain trying to cover those beds in plastic. I had to cut the sheets in my shed and then try to staple them over my cages and trellises into the bed frames while the wind played games with me.

    I was so frustrated when I finished that I forgot about the strawberry seedlings on my deck until Galiana's response raised my eyebrows. Will have to check on them later.

  • 13 years ago

    Supposed to get down to 38 and gusts up to 32 mph tonight. Pouring right now - glad we covered the strawberries yesterday afternoon. I've already got some good-sized berries. Blueberries, apples, and raspberries (just starting to flower) may be toast by morning.