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Tue, May 7, 13 at 17:45
| frost damage? Can I just use a misting hose to protect my 12" plants from frost instead of using cloth covers? Think it would work? |
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| Sorry but I just can't imagine how it could work for tomatoes. When you use water to prevent freezing injury, and as long as you keep the ice that forms wet, it will hold right at 32 degrees even when the air temperature is up to 10 degrees colder. Works on some crops who can tolerate that temp but not lower ones. Tomatoes aren't one of them. 32 degree ice isn't going to save tomato foliage from damage. JMO Dave |
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| I work on a raspberry farm and we do this in the fall to protect the plants (I have nightmares of that frost alarm) and i know from expeiriance that it will not help the tomato plants as i have tried a few times. Just too cold |
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