Last Cold Front of the Season

dpurdy · May 12, 2013

Over the next couple of days, a mass of cold air will cover the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts during the next couple of days, bringing a frost and freeze to some locations. If you have plants in the ground or plants in containers, be sure to take precautions to protect your plants. I'm expecting mid twenties on Monday night here. I've been preparing by collecting up old sheets and materials to cover any outside plants. I've got two large covers for my lilac bushes. I'll fire up the heaters for the tunnels, hopefully for the last time this year. So, I hope everyone takes the proper steps to protect their plants because I hate to read stories about someone losing all their plants due to cold temps and frost.

JamesL · May 12, 2013

Good warning. Expecting 40 tomorrow night down here. A far cry better than 20s.

Durgan · May 12, 2013

It was zero this morning 12 May in my Zone 5 in Brantford,ON. I saw some white frost on a few roofs. I moved all my plants, which were being conditioned outside, back into the greenhouse yesterday morning. There is a cool wind.It is noon now and still only about 10C. It wont really warm up until about the 15 of May.

linzelu100 · May 12, 2013

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Originally Posted by dpurdy

Over the next couple of days, a mass of cold air will cover the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts during the next couple of days, bringing a frost and freeze to some locations. If you have plants in the ground or plants in containers, be sure to take precautions to protect your plants. I'm expecting mid twenties on Monday night here. I've been preparing by collecting up old sheets and materials to cover any outside plants. I've got two large covers for my lilac bushes. I'll fire up the heaters for the tunnels, hopefully for the last time this year. So, I hope everyone takes the proper steps to protect their plants because I hate to read stories about someone losing all their plants due to cold temps and frost.

Should I just lay the old sheets over my tomato plants? Will that be sufficient?

Lindsey

SharonRossy · May 15, 2013

I started hardening off my toms only to bring them in on Sunday because it got so cold in Montreal. So they're back inside for at least another week. Between the wind and cold they weren't looking too happy.

raindrops27 · May 16, 2013

Well, I've had my plants in the ground for 2 weeks now..Hope the plants were not affected in the 30 degree weather we had on Monday.. They still look great!

May 12, 2013	#1
dpurdy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Norwich, New York Posts: 255	Last Cold Front of the Season Over the next couple of days, a mass of cold air will cover the Upper Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts during the next couple of days, bringing a frost and freeze to some locations. If you have plants in the ground or plants in containers, be sure to take precautions to protect your plants. I'm expecting mid twenties on Monday night here. I've been preparing by collecting up old sheets and materials to cover any outside plants. I've got two large covers for my lilac bushes. I'll fire up the heaters for the tunnels, hopefully for the last time this year. So, I hope everyone takes the proper steps to protect their plants because I hate to read stories about someone losing all their plants due to cold temps and frost.

May 12, 2013	#2
JamesL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 1,992	Good warning. Expecting 40 tomorrow night down here. A far cry better than 20s.

May 12, 2013	#3
Durgan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Brantford, ON, Canada Posts: 1,341	It was zero this morning 12 May in my Zone 5 in Brantford,ON. I saw some white frost on a few roofs. I moved all my plants, which were being conditioned outside, back into the greenhouse yesterday morning. There is a cool wind.It is noon now and still only about 10C. It wont really warm up until about the 15 of May.

May 15, 2013	#5
SharonRossy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,140	I started hardening off my toms only to bring them in on Sunday because it got so cold in Montreal. So they're back inside for at least another week. Between the wind and cold they weren't looking too happy.

May 16, 2013	#6
raindrops27 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: long island Posts: 327	Well, I've had my plants in the ground for 2 weeks now..Hope the plants were not affected in the 30 degree weather we had on Monday.. They still look great!