It's just my luck. I planted yesterday a lot of plants in the graden thinking that every thing is going to be fine since this is May. What kind of precautions do I need to take? I have at least 50 or so plants out there in the ground plus 17 dahlia tubers. Oreintal poppies, asters, carnations, sweet autumn clematis, moonflowers, and more. What is the best course?
Padma.

I've used old sheets over plants before, cut off milk jugs, over plants. Some people turn a sprinkler on all night.

Luckily I've got nothing in the ground but over 500 tomato and pepper seedlings sitting on the back porch to get into the garage when I get home.

Like Evan will be moving alot of tomatos inside a unheated garage tonight. Thinking like over 200 pots of them. Sheeze thougth we abuout safe by now. Have a few tomatoes in the ground so will put some blankets over the covers. The frost on 4/16/17 really took out alot of my seedlings. So all the tender stuff gets moved tonight. Guess every one wishes they had lots of Remay to cover with.

Covered all my tomato plants and hostas with plastic buckets, hope it works. This weather is really wacky, and I'm smack dab in the middle of Cumberland County lol.

I'm bushed but everything made it to the garage. Temps look low for Tuesday night into Wednesday also so they will stay there for a day.

Thanks for the warning. Got my greenhouse closed up and the heat on last night.

May 8th is the latest killing frost I've experienced. Even so, it's best to not plant tender things until the soil temperature has warmed - and for some things that could be beyond even mid-May.