Possible Frost in the forecast Saturday for SOUTH Mississippi

BOSSHOG

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Thu Apr-05-07 08:51 AM
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Possible Frost in the forecast Saturday for SOUTH Mississippi

and I just put my tomato plants out yesterday. On the other hand, our brussel sprout plants are loving the cool weather.

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cmd

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Thu Apr-05-07 09:22 AM
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1. My tulips and daffodils look so sad today

29 degrees and a dusting of snow on the ground in Ohio. The beautiful blossoms of yesterday will be gone.

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babylonsister

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Thu Apr-05-07 11:30 AM
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2. I'm a little nervous, now that I just about have my whole garden

done/in, ready for spring. I'm praying it doesn't get too cold and kill all my bulbs that are sprouting.
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BOSSHOG

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Thu Apr-05-07 11:42 AM
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3. My little tomato sprouts

are giving me the evil eye every time I go out back. I knew this would happen but I get so impatient to get digging. I'll just have to reseed if it comes to that.

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babylonsister

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Thu Apr-05-07 11:49 AM
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4. This cold snap is bizarro if it's any consolation; I can't ever recall

this happening in April; it's almost pool time by now usually.

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Gormy Cuss

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Thu Apr-05-07 12:46 PM
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7. Do you have any empty buckets?

We set out Early Girl plants in March and cover them at night, first with one gallon nursery pots and gradually working up to 5 gallon plastic pails. Seems to do the trick when the nights are chilly (light frost only -- haven't tested this with heavy frost because we don't have many of those.)

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BOSSHOG

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Thu Apr-05-07 12:53 PM
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9. Thanks very much. I think I'll try that

I have an ample supply of buckets. It must be genetic because my Dad always had more buckets then any one family could use. I also got some 8-ball squash seeds and the plants are now doing quite well. I will heed you advice on harvesting.

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Kolesar

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Thu Apr-05-07 12:19 PM
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5. Put out some jugs of water

The water will give up heat* as the water freezes and keep the area a bit warmer. I had jugs of water out in my broccoli patch until January. Picked a cup of broccoli on January 2. It was a freaky warm December here.

*the latent heat of fusion http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=the+latent+heat+of+fusion

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sazemisery

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Thu Apr-05-07 12:28 PM
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6. We have a frost advisory for Friday

After many years of starting over, I vowed never to set out plants before Easter even when it comes in April. I can't park my car in the garage 'cause of all the plants. This won't be a problem next year cause I'm building a greenhouse this year.

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BOSSHOG

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Thu Apr-05-07 12:51 PM
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8. I'd like to have a greenhouse

My wife is quite adamant about being able to get her car in the garage and that's fine with me. I've been quite adept at space management and allocation. I can get a lot of stuff crammed in there including plants.

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