It's finally time to plant! - Page 2

huntoften · April 23, 2008

They are calling for a chance of frost in KC on Sunday...i'm waiting...patience is running thin though!

jenn_sc · April 23, 2008

I started planting out today, 4/23. It is 72F, overcast, and it looks and feels like a gentle rain may start any moment.

This morning I got 17 tomatoes in the ground...not quite half. I'm off again the day after tomorrow and plan to do the rest. Then sometime over the weekend or next week I'll start planting out my peppers and cukes. The tomatoes come first, naturally

Good growing to all!!!

Jennifer

Tomstrees · April 23, 2008

We're real close and I'm starting to get real excited
(as if the excitement ever stops

- but yeah - I just did my first potting up and now waiting until May 1 - looks like thats when we'll get em out there !

Good growing everyone, ~ Tom

HakaiRah · April 28, 2008

I'm glad I have troops in reserve because it's supposed to dip to 36 overnight tonight and 34 tomorrow. With rain having sucked the heat out of the ground I'm not so sure we won't get frost. Since I do have backups I can't quite decide if I want to try and protect them or just let nature take its course. In any case I'll be watching the mercury closely the next couple days.

tomatoguy · April 28, 2008

It is 51 degrees and raining here right now at 8 PM on 4/28. The predicted low for tonight is 37 degrees. I am hoping the cloud cover hangs in as long as possible and keeps the temperature above freezing. I am in the country so no heat island effect for me. After that, the weather forecast is smooth sailing. If I do get frost damage, it will be the latest I have had since I started in 1969.

mater

Ruth_10 · April 28, 2008

It's 44 F right now (9 p.m. central) and the forecast is for between 30-32 F overnight. If we hit that it will be a new low for this date. It is also very wet. Not a good combination.

April 23, 2008	#16
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	They are calling for a chance of frost in KC on Sunday...i'm waiting...patience is running thin though! __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

April 23, 2008	#18
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	We're real close and I'm starting to get real excited (as if the excitement ever stops - but yeah - I just did my first potting up and now waiting until May 1 - looks like thats when we'll get em out there ! Good growing everyone, ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

April 28, 2008	#19
HakaiRah Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Franklin, Massachusetts Zone 6a/b Posts: 46	Cutting it Close I'm glad I have troops in reserve because it's supposed to dip to 36 overnight tonight and 34 tomorrow. With rain having sucked the heat out of the ground I'm not so sure we won't get frost. Since I do have backups I can't quite decide if I want to try and protect them or just let nature take its course. In any case I'll be watching the mercury closely the next couple days.

April 28, 2008	#21
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	It's 44 F right now (9 p.m. central) and the forecast is for between 30-32 F overnight. If we hit that it will be a new low for this date. It is also very wet. Not a good combination. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

April 23, 2008	#17
jenn_sc SPLATT™ Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Florence, SC Posts: 502	I started planting out today, 4/23. It is 72F, overcast, and it looks and feels like a gentle rain may start any moment. This morning I got 17 tomatoes in the ground...not quite half. I'm off again the day after tomorrow and plan to do the rest. Then sometime over the weekend or next week I'll start planting out my peppers and cukes. The tomatoes come first, naturally Good growing to all!!! Jennifer

April 28, 2008	#20
tomatoguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockvale, TN Zone 7A Posts: 526	It is 51 degrees and raining here right now at 8 PM on 4/28. The predicted low for tonight is 37 degrees. I am hoping the cloud cover hangs in as long as possible and keeps the temperature above freezing. I am in the country so no heat island effect for me. After that, the weather forecast is smooth sailing. If I do get frost damage, it will be the latest I have had since I started in 1969. mater