Re: April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F.

ralitaco 4/7/2016, 8:44 pm

CapeCoddess wrote:haha! I love that, ralitaco! Too windy here unless they come in hard plastic.

Maybe this one is more your style...

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I would get drenched trying to figure out how to open and close it

**Scorpio Rising** 4/7/2016, 9:22 pm

Love it! Personal weather habitat! Until the wind we have been experiencing....

Mine are covered tonight again...with towels. Next year or this Fall, I would like to have some better protection planned than my clean rag towels! Maybe some of that Agribon?

Gonna be in the mid to low 20s....I have lost some spinach; the peas, kale, radish sprouts, and believe it or not the Black Seeded Simpson lettuce is still alive...nothing is growing, just trying to stay alive.

Snowed a few minutes ago.... lots o

CitizenKate 4/8/2016, 10:24 am

CapeCoddess 4/8/2016, 11:45 am

ralitaco wrote:
CapeCoddess wrote:haha! I love that, ralitaco! Too windy here unless they come in hard plastic.

Maybe this one is more your style...

I would get drenched trying to figure out how to open and close it

Geeze, lookit that thing! BUT, it's making me think inside the box. Make this square and when not in use we can put it over the SFG!
What a Face

CC

**sanderson** 4/8/2016, 3:33 pm

Only a SFG! rofl

RJARPCGP 4/8/2016, 5:40 pm

Flurries with wind today! Was 49 F then only 43 F when I came back to the house after some flurries...

**Scorpio Rising** 4/8/2016, 9:23 pm

Patent idea.....pop up SFG BRELLA! Must have weights....hmmmm.

CitizenKate 4/8/2016, 9:49 pm

Scorpio Rising wrote:Patent idea.....pop up SFG BRELLA! Must have weights....hmmmm.

Yeah, hmmm... thinking

**jimmy cee** 4/20/2016, 8:21 am

UPDATE
This kohlrabi bed made it through 18 degree temp's 2 nights in a row. After trimming off the burned leaves they are all now coming back with a vengeance. I think maybe a quick freezing snap may be good for cool crops. April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Kohlra10

April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Kohlra10

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**jimmy cee** 4/27/2016, 9:41 am

This bed of kohlrabi made it, I removed a few plants because I didn't think they would mature before tomato's had to go in, maybe these won't either. Although these plants are doing great. I never even added any compost yet...Could it possibly be my compost is good for 2 seasons April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Kohlra14

April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Kohlra14

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ralitaco 4/27/2016, 9:54 pm

If anyone's is, it would definitely be yours!

**jimmy cee** 4/28/2016, 7:10 am

ralitaco wrote:If anyone's is, it would definitely be yours!

Maybe that rye grain I had there all winter helped...

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**jimmy cee** 5/11/2016, 9:22 am

jimmy cee wrote:

That was then, this is now, same plants kohlrabi survived 2 mornings of 18 degree F with no protection.

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countrynaturals 5/11/2016, 9:42 am

WOW! Those are some tough puppies! happy turtle

Will the chill actually enhance the flavor or not make any difference?

**jimmy cee** 5/11/2016, 11:33 am

countrynaturals wrote:WOW! Those are some tough puppies! Will the chill actually enhance the flavor or not make any difference?

It certainly did my other plants, lettuce, arugula, kale, etc.
I may never know about these for they are in where my peppers will be.
Shame that they all may wind up in the compost pile...I'll do more in August for fall.

CapeCoddess 5/11/2016, 12:11 pm

You're going to compost them? You can eat those greens, Jimmy. Cook them up like collards or spinach or put them in smoothies or salads.
They are gorgeous!
CC

**jimmy cee** 5/11/2016, 8:54 pm

CapeCoddess wrote:
You're going to compost them? You can eat those greens, Jimmy. Cook them up like collards or spinach or put them in smoothies or salads.
They are gorgeous!
CC

Thanks CC, I never gave that any consideration, however I will now

**sanderson** 5/12/2016, 12:01 am

CapeCoddess wrote:
You're going to compost them? You can eat those greens, Jimmy. Cook them up like collards or spinach or put them in smoothies or salads.
They are gorgeous!
CC

Ditto, ditto!

yolos 5/12/2016, 8:30 am

Oh but he will be depriving his compost of all that luscious nitrogen. What a quandary. Eat it or feed it to the compost. Tsk Tsk.

Windmere 5/12/2016, 10:48 am

Jimmy, nooo! If your kale survived those low temps, it might have turned sweet due to sugar production stimulated to prevent freezing of leaves. Russian Kale is particularly good that way. My wife sautees it in a coconut/olive oil mixture and chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste, and it is awesome!

**jimmy cee** 5/23/2016, 9:05 am

Those supersmeltz kohlrabis survived that deep freeze.
2 nights of 18 degrees and not covered. I'll have beds full of them come fall. April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Supers10

April 3rd 2016 freeze..24 deg F. - Page 2 Supers10

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