Floating row covers saved my squashes

Discussion in 'Gardening' started by maryjohn, Oct 21, 2008.

  1. maryjohn

    maryjohn Senior Member

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    All the squash plants at the community garden a block away are zapped. Mine had floating row covers on them and are as vital as ever. And the temps are going to stay decent for a while.

    Sweet!

    We got down to 27 last night, so before bed I sprayed down the garden to make the row covers "settle" and prevent hoarfrost. I'm definitely using these babies in the spring.
     
  2. kansas

    kansas Member

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    hoooray! for living squash
     
  3. maryjohn

    maryjohn Senior Member

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    bad news: while I was on the road, my wife went under the row cover for some squash, and didn't put the row cover back properly. A stiff breeze came and blew them open, and my squashes are dead.

    :(
     
  4. kansas

    kansas Member

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    seriously :[ ohh noooo
    im sorrryy
    well its okay you can start all over again and see them turn into squash :]
     
  5. gardener

    gardener Realistic Humanist

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    It's November, it's time. Even with the row covers with the shortening days they would have stopped producing. To everything there is a season, unless you can provide artifical light and heating. But you can use them in the spring to give things an early start.
     
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