Putting tomatoes indoors in bad weather? - Page 2

oakley · April 11, 2016

I always hesitate to do too much in and out. Garage cover i've done to get out of hail or damaging storms. I've got a radio flyer kids wagon from a yard sale for some bigger potted up start trays, and a hand truck for the fig tree and Meyer lemon.

It needs to be horrid drop in temp, (like we just had with snow), for moving inside. I usually just side mine under my outdoor table for a storm or into the garage where the temps are similar, just protected. Once back out i keep them in the shade.

I do believe too much in and out is reversing and confusing the hardening off. Unless the weather is a bit more stabilized than what we have had in the NEast.

Night time 50 i don't touch them. Just some eaves cover.

Jdubst13 · April 11, 2016

Yeah It was supposed to rain 4 days straight and didn't want them to get water logged, that's what happened to my tomatoes last year. Maybe I'm trying to baby them too much haha. I bought a tarp yesterday so instead of lugging them inside I can just slide them under the tarp when heavy rains come. They look to be recovering fine though.

April 11, 2016	#16
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	I always hesitate to do too much in and out. Garage cover i've done to get out of hail or damaging storms. I've got a radio flyer kids wagon from a yard sale for some bigger potted up start trays, and a hand truck for the fig tree and Meyer lemon. It needs to be horrid drop in temp, (like we just had with snow), for moving inside. I usually just side mine under my outdoor table for a storm or into the garage where the temps are similar, just protected. Once back out i keep them in the shade. I do believe too much in and out is reversing and confusing the hardening off. Unless the weather is a bit more stabilized than what we have had in the NEast. Night time 50 i don't touch them. Just some eaves cover.

April 11, 2016	#17
Jdubst13 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 27	Yeah It was supposed to rain 4 days straight and didn't want them to get water logged, that's what happened to my tomatoes last year. Maybe I'm trying to baby them too much haha. I bought a tarp yesterday so instead of lugging them inside I can just slide them under the tarp when heavy rains come. They look to be recovering fine though.