Comments on: Frost warnings http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:36:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Kate Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:27:39 +0000 http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/?p=127#comment-81 Mary Your collards etc will be fine! These are ideal fall/winter crops and although they will not grow as fast as spring veggies, they will be just as tasty, Kate Mary
Your collards etc will be fine! These are ideal fall/winter crops and although they will not grow as fast as spring veggies, they will be just as tasty,
Kate

]]> By: Meg F. http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Meg F. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:21:19 +0000 http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/?p=127#comment-79 help! just went to cover collards, turnips, arugula, redtipped lettuce and herbs to protect from frost and they are already frosted! what to do? if i cover them, will it just do more damage? should i take my chance the freeze wont be hard? thanks for any help! help! just went to cover collards, turnips, arugula, redtipped lettuce and herbs to protect from frost and they are already frosted! what to do? if i cover them, will it just do more damage? should i take my chance the freeze wont be hard? thanks for any help!

]]> By: Mary http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Mary Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:52:38 +0000 http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/?p=127#comment-50 Kate, Thanks! It's a week later and it's warmed up a little, and so far no signs of germination. Love the interfacing tip. I sew quite a bit and usually keep a bolt of the knit kind -- I assume you mean the *nonwoven* type? It's more like a laminated, layered type thing. . . Kate, Thanks! It’s a week later and it’s warmed up a little, and so far no signs of germination. Love the interfacing tip. I sew quite a bit and usually keep a bolt of the knit kind — I assume you mean the *nonwoven* type? It’s more like a laminated, layered type thing. . .

]]> By: Kate http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Kate Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:43:43 +0000 http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/?p=127#comment-48 Mary Most of the seeds you planted should be fine. The frost was very light and your seeds are for more hardy plants. If they had germinated and just come up, then they might have been affected,but if they are still covered with soil they should be alright. The problem with planting this late is that some of your veggies are going to take a little longer to mature. Onions particularly.Baby carrots, leaf lettuce, early spinach and the leaves of the broccoli will be fine to eat. I don't know if you will get the full heads of broccoli though. One thing to look for on the packet is 'days to mature'. When I planted my carrots etc. they were stated to mature in 60 days, and I planted in early October, so they will be fine. If the winter is mild you will be fine too.For a cover though, if you need one, pop to Walmart and get some garment interfacing material. It comes 56 or more inches wide and is very cheap. This is the same material that horticultuural companies sell for $20 or more! It will keep at least 2 or 3 degrees of frost off the tender leaves. Hope this helps you and good luck, Kate Mary
Most of the seeds you planted should be fine. The frost was very light and your seeds are for more hardy plants. If they had germinated and just come up, then they might have been affected,but if they are still covered with soil they should be alright.
The problem with planting this late is that some of your veggies are going to take a little longer to mature. Onions particularly.Baby carrots, leaf lettuce, early spinach and the leaves of the broccoli will be fine to eat. I don’t know if you will get the full heads of broccoli though. One thing to look for on the packet is ‘days to mature’. When I planted my carrots etc. they were stated to mature in 60 days, and I planted in early October, so they will be fine. If the winter is mild you will be fine too.For a cover though, if you need one, pop to Walmart and get some garment interfacing material. It comes 56 or more inches wide and is very cheap. This is the same material that horticultuural companies sell for $20 or more! It will keep at least 2 or 3 degrees of frost off the tender leaves.
Hope this helps you and good luck,
Kate

]]> By: Mary http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/frost-warnings/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Mary Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:46:08 +0000 http://www.katesgardenjournal.com/?p=127#comment-47 Hi, I just found your blog, and I live in Roswell too. My son and I planted vegetable seeds last weekend for a fall garden and now we have this freezing weather! We planted onions, carrots. lettuce, spinach and broccoli. The seeds packs say we should have planted in Aug. or Sept., but my tomatoes and okra were still going strong and I didn't have the heart to pull them up earlier. What is this freeze going to do to my seeds? Should I cover them? Thanks! Hi, I just found your blog, and I live in Roswell too. My son and I planted vegetable seeds last weekend for a fall garden and now we have this freezing weather! We planted onions, carrots. lettuce, spinach and broccoli. The seeds packs say we should have planted in Aug. or Sept., but my tomatoes and okra were still going strong and I didn’t have the heart to pull them up earlier. What is this freeze going to do to my seeds? Should I cover them?

Thanks!

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