Fall frost watch 2008
Tonight is the first real frost watch of the year. I covered a bunch of beds for a couple of nights last week, but the chance of frost seemed slim, with the overnight forecast around 35°F (<2°C). Today, they say it’s supposed to go down to 33°F (0.5°C), with clear skies and no wind, perfect frost conditions. Under cover: peppers, eggplant, summer squash, beans, cucumber (a really late experimental planting), basil, sweet potato (above). It’s floating row cover is the usual Agribon AG-19, in 14′ ((4.3m) widths. Let’s see how it goes…!
Tags: bean, eggplant, frost, pepper, row cover
Somewhat related posts: • Last day of summer in the garden! • Friday harvests get quicker! • Risk crop • Frost protection • Finally, frost!
Somewhat related posts: • Last day of summer in the garden! • Friday harvests get quicker! • Risk crop • Frost protection • Finally, frost!
Always amazed how quickly autumn comes to your area–we’re cooler now, eh, which means temps around 90F if you can believe it…lowest temp we’ve had overnight since May 15th is above 60F! So, still haven’t thought about harvesting the sweet potatoes…