I have 3 4x10 mini cold frames like that. I have the tops on hinges to make it easy to open. Also instead of clear plastic I covered them with agribond. 2 with AG19 and one with AG30. AG19 will allow 90% of the light through and will let rainwater come in. It will give 4 deg of frost protection. AG30 will give 70% light transmission and 6 deg of frost protection. It breaths, so you do not have to remove the cover on a sunny day. I use ag30 to plant a 300 foot row of tomatoes in mid February. I get tomatoes 2 - 3 weeks before anyone else around here.Windy, mostly cloudy, and cold. Got down to 28* last night and expected to be colder tonight. Went and pickued up a light roll of visqueen and covered the raised garden boxes to hold the heat in. All other plants that have not been planted and the hanging baskets came inside.
Looks like it will break by Sunday, 70* by Tuesday.
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The temporary mini green houses, plus a load of top soil on the trailer behind garden. Some of the soil is for the mini greenhouse I'm building inside my shop. Will place or tomorrow then fill with the new top soil and manure.
It freezes in Louisiana?I have 3 4x10 mini cold frames like that. I have the tops on hinges to make it easy to open. Also instead of clear plastic I covered them with agribond. 2 with AG19 and one with AG30. AG19 will allow 90% of the light through and will let rainwater come in. It will give 4 deg of frost protection. AG30 will give 70% light transmission and 6 deg of frost protection. It breaths, so you do not have to remove the cover on a sunny day. I use ag30 to plant a 300 foot row of tomatoes in mid February. I get tomatoes 2 - 3 weeks before anyone else around here.
You ain't just whistling Dixie on the ticks. I've had 3 so far; only one managed to latch. Mom has had 2. Tasha has had 4 or more. Nexgard pretty much takes care of those.As much rain as we get here in northern Arkansas, mosquitoes aren't an issue. We had more mosquitos in Michigan. Now, ticks and chiggers are a different story. All the time I spent in the northern woods, never had a chigger or tick bite.
Yuck.Here in Southern AZ (not PHX) the car was saying 105-108 degrees when I was out yesterday. We are still very dry as the monsoon season hasn't started yet.