Hello Everyone!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and are ready for the weather to shift into a more Christmas like pattern. The shift begins Friday night!
Sat - low of 31
Sun - low of 26
Mon - low of 31
Then the temps go back up and the next "low low" will be on Thursday (32).
The important thing you have to remember is that frost can and will form at 34 or 35 degrees, especially in a garden that is so exposed like the Community Garden. The trees are far enough away they don't prevent the air from settling and frost developing.
The key to preventing cold damage to your vegetables (if you aren't going to use a row cover) is to keep everything well watered. Plants can tolerate more cold when they have been watered well.
If you have a chance, be sure and water thoroughly (not a sprinkle and run) on Friday but if you can't on Friday you definitely need to water extra well on Saturday!
If you want to look at the link Denise posted a few weeks back about the frost tolerance of vegetables, you can find it in this post on the blog.
Frost-tolerance-of-vegetables
Good luck everyone!
Vicki
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