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decherdt · March 22, 2014

Waited as long as I could. I think I see signs that planets are aligned

With fairily high lows forecast and overcast skies, I set out half of our seedlings today.

Redbaron · March 22, 2014

Good luck! When you can get them in early it is a risk...but pays back big time if the spring stays warm. Wish you the best!

gssgarden · March 22, 2014

AND they're off!!

Good luck!!

Two more weeks for me!!

Greg

Vespertino · March 22, 2014

Wow those plants really seemed like they were rearing to go into the ground! Good luck! Let's hope there's no more winter weather for us.

Cheryl2017 · March 22, 2014

nice transplants

madddawg · March 22, 2014

Now you are teasing us.. Good Luck!

decherdt · March 24, 2014

Tucking 'em in with some 1/2oz cover. (May have to double it up

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BucksCountyGirl · March 24, 2014

Looking good! Best of luck to you!

ReginaAnn · March 24, 2014

Black cat in the garden... now that's good luck!

casino · March 29, 2014

Nice plants, straw bed and a nice warm blanket, good job.

ChristinaJo · April 4, 2014

Well, I guess I'd better get a move on!!!!

I am on the other side of Dallas....We had the bad weather last night( the "get in the closet" kind...but I am going to plant out my seedlings tomorrow!!!

Vespertino · April 13, 2014

How are your tomatoes holding up, Decherdt? We're having one heck of a windy, stormy month! I hope your tomatoes are nice and cozy underneath those covered rows.

cheers!

decherdt · April 13, 2014

So far so good, but I guess we'll find out on Tuesday. I saw where Creister said a frost was expected and I stopped planting yesterday (got compost & BlkKow dug in, hoping to get finished planting just ahead of this rain) . Switched gears to protect the ones already in the ground. Doubled up and tied down the half ounce cover on the oldest row (got some greenies in there) and pulled the cages of the newest two rows, covered with CRW and double half ounce DeWitt. It should be ok. Last year, most double covered plants survived down to 30 -ish.

Have seven grown backups and six half grown plus some pepers and cucumbers in the little bitty HFGH

Vespertino · April 13, 2014

Sounds like you're well prepared for the frost! That was a good plan to protect what you already had planted. I hope that the frost warning turns out to be a false alarm, we've had a tough winter and spring so far, I hope we can all put the bad weather behind us soon

b54red · April 13, 2014

This weather is crazy. Went out a little bit ago to mulch my cucumbers and nearly got too hot. They have now lowered the forecast next week to upper 30s one night and lower 40s two others and I am nearly in Florida. I planted out a full month later than normal this year because of the late freezes. I'm not too worried about the tomatoes but my beans are very susceptible to even the lightest frost. I have lost quite a few tomatoes in the last week due to the high winds and most of them were grafts but strangely none of them broke at the graft. I'm really not looking forward to near 100 degree temps so maybe it will remain a bit cooler than normal for a few more months and my air conditioning bill won't be so bad and I won't have to water as often.

Bill

March 22, 2014	#2
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	Good luck! When you can get them in early it is a risk...but pays back big time if the spring stays warm. Wish you the best! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

March 22, 2014	#4
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Wow those plants really seemed like they were rearing to go into the ground! Good luck! Let's hope there's no more winter weather for us. Last edited by Vespertino; March 22, 2014 at 04:10 PM.

March 22, 2014	#6
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Now you are teasing us.. Good Luck! __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

March 24, 2014	#7
decherdt Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 329	Tucking 'em in with some 1/2oz cover. (May have to double it up)

March 24, 2014	#8
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Looking good! Best of luck to you! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

March 22, 2014	#3
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,827	AND they're off!! Good luck!! Two more weeks for me!! Greg

March 22, 2014	#5
Cheryl2017 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 174	nice transplants

March 24, 2014	#9
ReginaAnn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Northern CA Posts: 203	Black cat in the garden... now that's good luck!

March 29, 2014	#10
casino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southfield, Michigan Posts: 318	Nice plants, straw bed and a nice warm blanket, good job.

April 4, 2014	#11
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Well, I guess I'd better get a move on!!!! I am on the other side of Dallas....We had the bad weather last night( the "get in the closet" kind...but I am going to plant out my seedlings tomorrow!!!

April 13, 2014	#12
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	How are your tomatoes holding up, Decherdt? We're having one heck of a windy, stormy month! I hope your tomatoes are nice and cozy underneath those covered rows. cheers!

April 13, 2014	#15
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	This weather is crazy. Went out a little bit ago to mulch my cucumbers and nearly got too hot. They have now lowered the forecast next week to upper 30s one night and lower 40s two others and I am nearly in Florida. I planted out a full month later than normal this year because of the late freezes. I'm not too worried about the tomatoes but my beans are very susceptible to even the lightest frost. I have lost quite a few tomatoes in the last week due to the high winds and most of them were grafts but strangely none of them broke at the graft. I'm really not looking forward to near 100 degree temps so maybe it will remain a bit cooler than normal for a few more months and my air conditioning bill won't be so bad and I won't have to water as often. Bill