Despite very warm temps here in the St Louis Area.. (on border of zone
Everything you've listed is a cold season vegetable. They should be OK til you get a hard freeze, at 28 degrees.
Regards, Dianna
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All these will take 20F without dying. In fact my kale and collard take
10F without dying. Light frost will typically not kill the lettuce, but it depends on the type of lettuce and how established it is. I plant hardy lettuce in august and overwinter it under cover, where it, too, takes down to 5-10F without dying. In spring it is ready one month before the spring-planted lettuce.Interesting.. So what are you covering your overwintered plants with..?
Interesting.. So what are you covering your overwintered plants with..?
Plastic is not recommended as a cover for frost-sensitive plants. Cloth is better. We/ve had good results using old bed sheets.
Do you prop the sheets up over the plants, or just drape over and let them touch..? How long do sheets last for you?
Thanks :)
I generally use poles to prop since any plant touching the sheet freezes.
Sheets last me about 3 years.
Cheers!
no, you make hoops with plastic pipes, and clamp the plastic sheets to them. The plastic is the one painters use to cover floors, 4 or 6 mils clear poly. The arrangements are called hoophouses. I keep permanent hoophouses over my beds, and cover around Thanksgiving.
I use #9 wire for hoops and Ag-19 row cover anchored all around with bricks.
Regards, Bill
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