Chilly Nights Ahead, Should I Hold Off Planting?

greenthumbomaha · May 7, 2020

That is a very nice garden! That straw should do the trick with seeds, but to be sure I would cover peppers. Multiple chilly nights are reported to limit production. I leave tomatoes out overnight when hardening off, but I had much better results after I brought peppers inside at night to keep them above 50 before planting.

Curious as to your straw source. I used the decorative fall bales and it is a nightmare even years later.

- Lisa

May 7, 2020	#17
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	That is a very nice garden! That straw should do the trick with seeds, but to be sure I would cover peppers. Multiple chilly nights are reported to limit production. I leave tomatoes out overnight when hardening off, but I had much better results after I brought peppers inside at night to keep them above 50 before planting. Curious as to your straw source. I used the decorative fall bales and it is a nightmare even years later. - Lisa