Well, last week I planted my garden. It was 80 degrees and a week later in the year than I normally plant. I thought my plants would be safe. Then March returned with nightly lows in the 40's and this is just too cold for my precious little tomato and pepper plants. It has not been cold enough to freeze, but I am concerned that it has been cold enough to stunt their growth through the season.
This is the my solution to the cold weather, haha. I only have 3 walls of water. So I rounded up every trash can, Homer Bucket, and old ice cream bucket I could find, and I have been covering them all every night. All twenty-four of them! Very aesthetically pleasing right? Well I hope it does the job.
This is the first year that I have started my tomatoes from seed. So needless to say I am a little overprotective of these little plants. I mean after all the time I spent moving them into the sun and protecting them from dogs and kids; I really want these plants to live. Not to mention the cheap side of me dreads the thought of the wasted money if I let them die at this point, and the running around to find the varieties that I want to plant. Yikes!
Funny to think of the things that scare me these days!
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