Re: From 70 to 25 in 48 hours
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: From 70 to 25 in 48 hours
- From: M* L* <m*@micron.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:22:39 -0700
At 07:23 PM 3/9/98 -0500, you wrote:
> Our dwarf peach and nectarine trees have been blooming for several days
>with our wonderful 50 to 70 degree weather. Unfortunately, we are going
>down to 25 by Tuesday night.
> I have to choose between setting up a tent with a 60 watt bulb near the
>ground or spraying the plants with water several times in the night, or
>some combination of both.
> Does anyone have any preference for either of these ideas, or a better one?
>Thanks!
>Matt Trahan <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
>USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.
>
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Matt, we extended our season last year by setting up a hose with an
oscillating (?) sprinkler head on a bench in the garden. In our part of
the country, the temperature is lowest just before dawn. My husband arises
at 4:30 a.m. (long before dawn), so upon arising, he went out and turned on
the hose. We had no frost damage, even from low temps during that time.
Had we run the hose all night, we'd have had gumbo that would suck your
socks off. Margaret
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