not complaining, not complaining, not complaining...it'll be 100 degrees before we know it. :)

Thanks, Lee.

I have gone ahead and planted tomato plants anyway but have the floating row cover to cover up the tomato plants. I may plant corn and beans this weekend. The prolonged cool weather is great for the cool-season plants, and after two previous hot springs, a mild spring is a nice change.

I'm agreeing with Lisa on this one. All too soon it will be far too hot. We've got to enjoy the cool temperatures while they last. I wish we could bottle up the cool air and save it for July.

I just hope nothing turns too severe on Wednesday, although it sure seems likely that someone will see severe weather--maybe a bunch of someones.

Dawn

I might as well trash all 30 of the tomato plants in the garage if this is the case. They will be so rootbound by then it won't do anything to plant them.

Reed, put them in the ground! They will most likely be fine. If you are going to trash them anyway, this will give them a chance to show up the weather. Just throw a sheet over them next week.

Lisa

Lisa,

I guess that is true. I'll put them out this weekend. My forecast isn't showing that next week will be much colder than today. I'm showing a cold Thursday and then a mild week next week.

Reed

I am getting my wall of water things ready. My plants are growing past the lights to the next shelf. Trouble is those plants are too big, but I have some smaller ones that will fit in the wall of water.

My tomato plants are in large pots. I was thinking of putting saran wrap around them - or baggies, then pillow cases. At what temp would I need to do that.

The plants are in big containers, and I put mulch up rather high to keep the winds from knocking them down. I was wondering if the mulch (pine bark) would protect them.

Sammy

This does not compute.....

Susan

Susan, does mine not compute? I only mulched the tomato plants, not the containers. I am asking about putting baggies or pillow cases on the top to protect them. Maybe I am making a mistake in my writing. Hmm
Sammy

This is my first year gardening here after moving to OK from Albuquerque. The golden rule in ABQ is that you never plant before Mother's Day, so all these late freezes are making me feel right at home!
I did plant some bush beans last week in the ground, and they are sprouting now. I'm guessing I should cover these with sheets on the night we are going to freeze?
Krista

Lee - you are a most WELCOME addition to this group! We will NOT shoot the messenger. Message very appreciated!

Everyone needs to keep in mind the ground temp in relation to the size of the plants in the ground. (Lisa - I know you got this!) Plant away, fellow gardeners...as long as you've got a reserve cover on hand. With the ground temps and a cover, your plants will be fine. Lee's just keeping us abreast of the weather models that the rest of us can't even begin to understand! Personally, I've very appreciative of the interpretation. I don't do "weather-speak"....unless it applies to achy joints. Heh!

When I put my maters in the ground last Sun the projected low for us was 31; now it's 27. I have bunches of 4 and 5 gallon buckets which will cover the plants. I also have lots of half and whole gallon jugs to fill with hot water to set under the buckets, so I think the maters will be ok. And if not I have backups for most of them.

But the fruit! What am I to do about the fruit? The almonds and plums are already gone but the peaches, pears, cherries, apples, grapes, strawberries and figs are all in bloom. AAACCCCHHH. I'll put sheets over the strawberries and fig bushes but the fruit trees are all pretty big. We may tie old feed sacks around some of the limbs and try to save something at least.

And baby chicks are due to arrive Friday morn. Dh plans to insulate the brooder box and turn on the heat lamps Thursday to get it good and warm in there.

Hey, I grew stuff via winter sowing....I'm a big fan of planting in cold temps! :) As quick as these cold waves are, a cover should work, just don't forget to uncover!

My garden is greening up all over. I'm not covering anything. My risky personality only comes out in my gardening! lol.

No, no, Sammy....I just mean this whole cold weather thing with one or two nights of freezing temps does not compute and I prefer staying in denial now every time we get yet another freezing temp report........ugh is right.....

Susan

It now looks like the airmass behind the cold front slated for Monday/Tuesday will not be quite as cold as previously forecast. There still could be frost across parts of OK, but freezing temperatures look less likely. Hopefully this is a sign that the season is finally winning out and a more normal Spring will commence.

Lee

Good!

I couldn't agree with your "ugh" any more, Lee. It's amazing. My friends in Minnesota remind me they're still suffering a snow storm!

Lisa makes a good point being "a 100 before we know it".

All in stride, I guess.

Bonnie

This was a double post from before....not sure how I did that.

Lee

This post was edited by wxcrawler on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 22:13