Frost Protection

[Durgan]

Frost Protection
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?FrostPr 20 May 2009 Frost Protection.
I used this material on one tomato plant and it withstood two nights of frost. Here is the method of covering that was used. A plastic cover is not adequate used alone to prevent frost damage. I suspect a flannel sheet material would also offer some protection in conjunction with the plastic cover.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?FrostP One supplier of the light weight frost protection material

[frugalfranny]

Neat idea durgan.......will have to keep that in mind when my 'bells' get too old.

Since I haven't found a place for any more cloches I guard mine and take care of them like they were my babies. I am also lucky in that my sister gave me two large cold frames......though I haven't used them very often. I use my bells more than anything and had eight of them in use last night.

[Incognito]

For 15 years, I've used this method of frost protection with excellent results.
On a frosty night, I sprinkle all of my garden plants with a light spray from the garden hose, even the grass. Overnight, the moisture on the soil and plants creates a buffer zone from the frost, and in the morning I sprinkle everything again before the sun rises on the plants. They don't freeze that way, and I've saved my plants from frosts in spring and autumn for years.
My neighbour's cars and lawns all have frost on them in the morning, but my water-sprinkled garden area and plants are fresh and humid with no signs of frost.
Of course, tender seedlings may need to be covered if icy weather is prolonged. Sometimes, just plugging in a lamp near the plants overnight is enough to keep them from freezing.

[Durgan]

For 15 years, I've used this method of frost protection with excellent results.
On a frosty night, I sprinkle all of my garden plants with a light spray from the garden hose, even the grass. Overnight, the moisture on the soil and plants creates a buffer zone from the frost, and in the morning I sprinkle everything again before the sun rises on the plants. They don't freeze that way, and I've saved my plants from frosts in spring and autumn for years.
My neighbour's cars and lawns all have frost on them in the morning, but my water-sprinkled garden area and plants are fresh and humid with no signs of frost.
Of course, tender seedlings may need to be covered if icy weather is prolonged. Sometimes, just plugging in a lamp near the plants overnight is enough to keep them from freezing.

Most interesting. I will keep this method in mind.

[Incognito]

We all know how tender the impatiens plants are, but this method keeps even them alive and blooming well into the autumn, while the frost has killed off all my next door neighbours flowers.