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: > > 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 > uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: