At this time of year I would like to have my garden planted. I try and have seeds planted around the twenty first of May. It's possible to vary the time of seeding as it takes a few days for seeds to germinate . By that time I hope there's no danger of frost.
Plants that have a long growing period and are started in the house or a green house is another issue. If there was frost they would be damaged.
So last night the low forecast was plus 6. I left my tomatoes and corn outside. At 7 AM this morning there was frost on the roof!
Now there are a few things to know about frost. At this time the ground is warm enough that is will not freeze at ground level. So unless it gets very cold plants at ground level should not freeze. Also, if I have my plants beside the house foundation, there's warmth from the foundation to keep the frost away.
So today I just said, "I'm going to plant my tomatoes now matter what." So this afternoon , I planted my tomatoes. There is still risk of frost at this time but you take the risk.
So here we go for delicious tomatoes.
Yes we always plant with hops of no killing frost!
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed for frost-free tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteI hope your tomato plants survive, we can have late frost here too.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
Ours are going in next week! Love this time of year!
ReplyDeleteI've had frosted tomatoes more than once. They always seem to survive but it does set them back a few weeks. I need to get some "Walls of Water" that my mom used to use in her garden. The water surrounding the tomato plants would insulate them from all but the heaviest of frosts and she always had the earliest tomatoes in the area by several weeks.
ReplyDeletePraying for your tomatoes to give you lots of juicy red ones.
ReplyDeleteYou live in a hardy zone.
ReplyDeleteIt's true sometimes we just have to trust the weather and go for it. Wishing you a great harvest of delicious tomatoes this season!
ReplyDeleteTricky timing for sure. But with your hours of daylight, those plants should shoot up fast. Fingers crossed.
ReplyDeleteWe face the same balancing act here!
ReplyDeleteOur overnight temperatures are the same as yours at the moment bu t the days are short.
ReplyDeleteA very cold snap is forecast to bring snow to large sections of south eastern Australia.
You obviously love your garden, I hadn't quite realised just how much
Heres the best to your tomatoes! Also, I always put them out waaaaay before they advise. They are always fine, so I appreciate your throwing caution to the wind.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who thinks the weather is not in control has never listened to a farmer trying to decide when to cut and bale hay!
ReplyDeleteYou watched the skies and felt the chill,
ReplyDeleteYet trusted in the garden's will.
With earth still warm and sun in sight,
You took the plunge, despite the night.
Tomatoes in, with hope they grow,
Through fleeting frost and springtime glow.
For in each seed, a promise lies—
Of summer's fruit beneath blue skies.
We planted a couple of tomatoes in our tomato barrel the other day but not much chance of frost down here. Right now it's 88F/31C!
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