Have a cold snap coming as seen in 3rd pick. This is my solution, 2 solo cups with shop rags around base weighted down by rocks as seen in 2nd pic. Will this be enough?
Nope, but plant is young enough where you can restart seeds when warmth is constant and you won’t lose any time.
GForceCaptain
What kind of plant is it? Unless it’s something like a brassica, spinach, lettuce… probably not
Headstanding_Penguin
Just dig it up (carefully) and keep it in a pot for a while
CrankyCycle
Hope dies last!
thedeuschebag85
I told myself this is an experimental growing season. I’m going to try this method and give updates. If it fails it fails, but if it works….
Exhausted-CNA
No, it’ll still freeze. Gently take it back out and pot it up and keep it indoors.
Long_Category_177
Not a chance unless you add more cover.
chamgireum_
im in zone 9. usually the only time we get frosts is in january, but sometimes one will hit late february. 2 weeks ago i thought i was in the clear so i started a whole bunch of peppers and tomatoes outside like i usually do, but in april.
WELL, the one last frost hit 2 nights ago and the seedlings that just popped up are D E D DED.
oh well!
breadist
You can just dig this entire plant up and set it in a bucket or something indoors for the night. Put it back in the ground in the morning.
If you don’t like that option please use a bigger container to cover the plant. Air is an insulator and your biggest friend here. You need to trap lots of warm air around the plant. So use a big bucket or box or something. That also gives you room to set a jug of warm water inside. That will be a nice heat sink, protecting the area from getting cold.
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Nope, but plant is young enough where you can restart seeds when warmth is constant and you won’t lose any time.
What kind of plant is it? Unless it’s something like a brassica, spinach, lettuce… probably not
Just dig it up (carefully) and keep it in a pot for a while
Hope dies last!
I told myself this is an experimental growing season. I’m going to try this method and give updates. If it fails it fails, but if it works….
No, it’ll still freeze. Gently take it back out and pot it up and keep it indoors.
Not a chance unless you add more cover.
im in zone 9. usually the only time we get frosts is in january, but sometimes one will hit late february. 2 weeks ago i thought i was in the clear so i started a whole bunch of peppers and tomatoes outside like i usually do, but in april.
WELL, the one last frost hit 2 nights ago and the seedlings that just popped up are D E D DED.
oh well!
You can just dig this entire plant up and set it in a bucket or something indoors for the night. Put it back in the ground in the morning.
If you don’t like that option please use a bigger container to cover the plant. Air is an insulator and your biggest friend here. You need to trap lots of warm air around the plant. So use a big bucket or box or something. That also gives you room to set a jug of warm water inside. That will be a nice heat sink, protecting the area from getting cold.
Good luck!