[Arid_gardener] frozen plants
Edward & Jackee De Alejandro
dealejandro_family@yahoo.com
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 16:58:14 -0700
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Okay got your tips....covered the plants with dark colored flannel sheets
which made a sort of tent (the sheets went over the tomato cages)and strung
a strand of Icicle lights underneath them. Should I still put out the jugs
of water or do you think the lights will be enough heat? What about a second
string of lights? I have some cauliflower and roma tomato seedlings
purchased from the nursery and I don't want to lose them. Plus my cherry
tomatoes JUST started to put out tomatoes!!
THANKS!!! so incredibly much for your quick responses!!!! I am new to
gardening in AZ but gardened in GA several years back.
I would like to ask if anyone has any luck with the heat resistant tomato
varieties offered by seed companies. I found one last night at Park that
says the plant can take heat up to 100*......anyone tried these?
Thanks a bunch!
Jackee at Luke AFB
-----Original Message-----
From: arid_gardener-admin@Ag.arizona.edu
[mailto:arid_gardener-admin@Ag.arizona.edu]On Behalf Of Jackee De Alejandro
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 3:56 PM
To: arid_gardener@Ag. arizona. edu
Subject: [Arid_gardener] frozen plants
HELP!!!
The freeze last night got to my cherry tomato plants. They are about three
feet tall and did have lots of blooms on them. Now the top leaves are wilted
but most of the bottom ones look okay. The freeze also affected a few pepper
plants. Leaves wilted again (entire plant)....should I leave them on the
plant or cut them off? I am going to cover the plants with some plastic
tonight for the additional freeze warning.....do you think that will help?
What can I do?
Jackee at Luke AFB
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got your tips....covered the plants with dark colored flannel sheets =
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a sort of tent (the sheets went over the tomato cages)and strung a =
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Icicle lights underneath them. Should I still put out the jugs of water =
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you think the lights will be enough heat? What about a second string of =
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I have some cauliflower and roma tomato seedlings purchased from the =
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I don't want to lose them. Plus my cherry tomatoes JUST started to put =
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tomatoes!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D780014923-31012002>THANKS!!! so incredibly much for your quick=20
responses!!!! I am new to gardening in AZ but gardened in =
GA several years=20
back. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=3D780014923-31012002>I=20
would like to ask if anyone has any luck with the heat resistant tomato=20
varieties offered by seed companies. I found one last night at Park that =
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the plant can take heat up to 100*......anyone tried =
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[mailto:arid_gardener-admin@Ag.arizona.edu]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Jackee De =
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class=3D560075222-31012002>HELP!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><SPAN class=3D560075222-31012002>The =
freeze last=20
night got to my cherry tomato plants. They are about three feet tall and =
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have lots of blooms on them. Now the top leaves are wilted but most of =
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bottom ones look okay. The freeze also affected a few pepper plants. =
Leaves=20
wilted again (entire plant)....should I leave them on the plant or cut =
them off?=20
I am going to cover the plants with some plastic tonight for the =
additional=20
freeze warning.....do you think that will help? What can I=20
do?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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