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|    Re: Possible freeze. To water or not to     |
|    04 May 20 14:55:04    |
      From: T@invalid.invalid              On 2020-05-04 10:58, Pavel314 wrote:       > On Sunday, May 3, 2020 at 5:15:16 PM UTC-4, T wrote:       >> On 2020-05-03 13:43, T wrote:       >>> Hi All,       >>>       >>> I am not suppose to plant/transplant until the first week       >>> in June. We have been having a lot of hot weather, so       >>> I decided to jump the gun and get an extra month of       >>> cherry tomatoes and California peppers, so I transplanted.       >>>       >>> Problem, tomorrow is suppose to dip to 30F. I may have       >>> to replace all my plants.       >>>       >>> To water or not to water? Which is best in this circumstance?       >>> Guess moist soil would not spur bacteria growth that would       >>> warm it above freezing? Like wet hay?       >>>       >>> I have nothing to cover them with       >>>       >>> Many thanks,       >>> -T       >>       >> Read the weather report wrong. The 30F is tonight.       >        > Did it freeze last night? Did you water beforehand? Hope your plants all did       well.       >        > Paul       >               Hi Paul,              Weather service said it dipped to 28F.              I did water beforehand.              All of my cherry tomatoes survived. They       were within 6 feet of the house.              The pepper plant closest to house is quite       happy, but the remaining 9 are all wilted.       But four of remaining nine did not fare to       well with the prior transplant shock.              Maybe I should wait another couple of weeks       before replanting the peppers.              -T              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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