Consequences of starting TOO early?

travis · February 24, 2006

"The following weekend we had temperatures in the 20's....I covered each plant with a 5 gallon bucket but it didnt help. All plants died due to the cold." [Plantersville]

My daddy used to tell me it ain't time yet to plant tomatoes in the garden when you see the mommas sittin' on their lard buckets fishin'. The ground is too cold. But when you see them sittin' flat dab on the creek bank with the lard buckets turned rightside up, that means the ground is warm and the fish are bittin'. That's when you set your tomatoes out.

If you're chompin' at the bit to plant somethin' and you know in your heart it's just too dang early for tomatoes, grab you a handful of snow peas or sugar peas and go to it right out there in your cold garden dirt.

PV

February 24, 2006	#16
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	"The following weekend we had temperatures in the 20's....I covered each plant with a 5 gallon bucket but it didnt help. All plants died due to the cold." [Plantersville] My daddy used to tell me it ain't time yet to plant tomatoes in the garden when you see the mommas sittin' on their lard buckets fishin'. The ground is too cold. But when you see them sittin' flat dab on the creek bank with the lard buckets turned rightside up, that means the ground is warm and the fish are bittin'. That's when you set your tomatoes out. If you're chompin' at the bit to plant somethin' and you know in your heart it's just too dang early for tomatoes, grab you a handful of snow peas or sugar peas and go to it right out there in your cold garden dirt. PV