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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You better wait awhile to set those tomatoes out. Mother’s Day is usually safe here in CoMO. You could probably push that up a week, or maybe even two depending on the micro-climate in your garden.

I noticed this evening that all of my plum trees, and the two Elberta peaches are starting to bloom. They’re probably gonna get bit by frost.


59 posted on 04/03/2015 6:19:03 PM PDT by Augie
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To: Augie
We are blessed with this monster heat sink called Lake of the Ozarks. We're also using frost blankets when setting plants out early. Usually, these are worth 8 or 9 degrees of protection.

All the ‘matoes have been outside (in the little upright green houses with the flaps open) for about 10 of the past nice days. I'm thinking we'll try this on Easter morning.

I'll send a pix of the frost blankets and hoops from last year.

60 posted on 04/03/2015 6:26:46 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks ("If he were working for the other side, what would he be doing differently ?")
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Augie:" I noticed this evening that all of my plum trees, and the two Elberta peaches are starting to bloom.
They’re probably gonna get bit by frost."

Use dry cleaners plastic bags to cover the trees, if you can ,
and throw a 'trouble light' of at least 30 watts under each tree , and you should minimize any frost damage.

71 posted on 04/03/2015 9:02:35 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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