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Olafhenny · 04-20-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tastyratz

So I'm up in NH and thinking of bringing my plants back out but still iffy on the safe point...

So for those of you growing in cold areas... what do you usually consider all clear? lows above freezing? good warm days? etc?

The all clear is, when it is safe to plant tomatoes outside in your area. Here in HZ6 that is usually
sometime between May 5 and May 15. I use the 14 day forecast for more detailed guidance.

This year I did a very courageous thing and unwrapped my main pad on April first, but keep it
sheltered in a "green house" formed with two layers of poly lined with bubble wrap in between. That
helps some to keep the plants warm, but not much, may be a two degree C difference without
sunshine. So far so good. However for tomorrow night a cold dip of -5^C is forecast, which means,
that I have to toss a couple of quilts over it and maybe stick a 4 l bottle of hot water under it late
at night. Ooops, the forecast has just been amended to -1^C for two nights and then again
warmer. That means, I can suspend with the hot water bottle

This is what the contraption looks like

And this is a peek inside. As you can see they are growing nicely