Frost!

[Bruinwar]

It came as a surprise. Temps were not supposed to go lower than 39F. I was worried but I could not think of a way to cover 60+ plants without buying a stack of bedsheets, specially with no frost warnings.

This happened yesterday (Sun 5/30) morning, temps were reported to drop to 33F in Ann Arbor MI. Some plants, maybe a third, look totally wilted. Some are partially wilted & some look okay so far. It's not to late of course to replace them but I have no experience with this even though I've always planted early. This year was actually one of the latest I got mine in (5/22-23).

Any advice from those that have had this happen to them? It's unlikely that I can replace some of the varieties, like Aunt Ruby, Dr. Wyches, & Big Rainbow. I am unsure how long I should do the "wait & see". The plants were going like gangbusters & I had to put the baskets in & start pruning.

As I said, the good news is it's not too late to replace them so not all is lost. But no Dr. Wyche's tomato juice this year!

Regards,
-joe