Re: Frost



Allan Day wrote:

> You can usually tell when frost is possible. High pressure, clear sky in
> the evening, little or no wind. I have never known a frost other than
> under these conditions. So have your countermeasures at hand, move
> things indoors or cover up overnight as much as you can, newspaper,
> sacks, fine netting, hay or straw. Remember that most of the damage is
> done at dawn which is the coldest time, particularly when the sun gets
> at things and breaks down the cell structure by sudden thawing. A lot of
> the effect can be stopped by a fine misty spray of cold water over the
> plant, this is done commercially.
> --
>
> Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk

  Allan,
      Very interesting on frost, I basically watch the news on T.V., they
are very informative on weather. When do you use the fine misty spray of
cold water?  I planted tomatoes early last year, thinking el-nino would
lengthen  the frost time.  I  had to cover them one time, using clothes
pins and pinned newspaper around the tomatoe cages, worked well.
Monica from Indiana
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