[LilFarmer]

I have a quick garden question for those who live in colder climates... temps in my area in GA are supposed to get down around 37 at night for the next few nights. I’ve never had to deal with these low temps in May! Do I need to cover anything? I figure tomatoes at least, but beans? Cukes? Zucchini?

[who knows what evil?]

I cover EVERYTHING because I do NOT trust the weather forecasters...ever.

[cgbg]

We do not plan cukes up here (N CT) until June—they are very sensitive to temps below 40—so I would definitely protect them.

[Badboo]

Cold crops - brassicas, peas, onions, garlic, rhubarb, asparagus should be fine. Those grown from seed in ground will tolerate cold more as well. But things planted as seedlings in the last two weeks without truly being hardened off need cover. I would extend this to all tender crops with branching leaves. If wind is a problem, then row covers can damage tender leaves. I often use boxes, pails, etc with a nice rock on top for individual plants.

Wife and I probably have 300 seedlings in 3 “ pots waiting for temperatures to stabilize before planting.

[bgill]

But, but globull warming!