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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Richmond, TX
Posts: 327
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Bot this is tempting and stupid all at the same time. All long range weather I have found says no more freezes for us down here. Usually we get a couple in February, they say no.
Guess I'll put in a small row and see what happens and have backup. Does sound like a good time to do buckets in a hoophouse though doesnt it? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,591
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Risky, but if you have back-ups try some. Don''t over do it tho.
My feeling about the weather guessers is just that -- it's a guess. In my neck of the woods it seems they are wrong more than they are right, especially with the long range stuff. Heck they have a hard time getting the '3 day' right. Buckets in a hoophouse or even just planted in there and covered for now. To be taken down when it gets warm. Here is a PVC cold frame I built last fall. It's movable in that it can be taken down and re-assembled in another place without too much work. I would make it a bit different when I do it again. It stood up to a whole lot of wind with a bit of bracing on the side getting hit. It also withstood rain well. It didn't take wet heavy snow mixed with rain tho. i had planed to add some 2x4 support in the center but hadn't gotten to it when we had an ugly storm. It took it down but I should be able to salvage most of the parts and re-do better it this spring. I hope to be able to put in some tomatoes for early fruit for market. Carol |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brownville, Ne
Posts: 3,291
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I predict we don't have any freezes here from mid-June to the end of August.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Richmond, TX
Posts: 327
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I have a similar hoop set up, works ok so far. Gets hot in there actually, down here. Squash are going crazy in containers actually now.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Posts: 46
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I hear you, Keger. I have been thinking about putting my seedlings in the 5 gal. buckets too. They are hardening outside for over 2 weeks now. It feels weird to plant them out so early, but I think I will risk it. Will wait for 1 more week and if there are no changes in the weather forecast - they are going outside for good.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: 6b
Posts: 56
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Thanks Keger... You just made mid April and early May that much further away! Good luck though!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Richmond, TX
Posts: 327
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Looking at frost as we speak, but its light. Glad I put them all in the hoop house yesterday.
But, it looks good from here on out, but just in case I'm not putting up the hoop until March. |
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