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Walls of water? You have ice shipped to Arizona to build a frost
shelter around your 'matoes?! What will they think of next!
-jc
On Feb 7, 2005, at 5:50 PM, Badger Mountain Motorworks wrote:
> Around here, Central Arizona, the first of June is also considered the
> "safe date" . . . although I've had good luck planting the middle
> of April and using "walls of water". My experience indicates the
> tomato plants do just fine even when it's still getting down into the
> teens at night.
>
> They're a bit pricey ($10-12 for three) but I am using some from
> close to fifteen years ago. Anything for an early home grown tomato!
>
> Jim
>
> John Callan wrote:
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> Jim must be a loooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggg ways south of you and me
> Ruth.
>
> I think first of June is regarded as acceptable around here, but we
> had
> frost at the June last year and up north, I don't think they ever put
> those covers for their tomato plants too far from the garden.
>
> -jc
>
> -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the
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