Dang! Sorry to hear that. I’m in Zone 7a as well and I covered my broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onion and mustard seedlings with buckets and frost blankets last night. I had to do it in the freezing rain. I’m hoping they made it without any damage, but I won’t know until I get home later this evening to check. Even then, it’s supposed to drop to the low 20’s in my area again tonight, so I’ll probably leave them covered. This weather sucks.
rayin
It got me in 7b too. Strawberries and mustard greens were the only survivors.
MormonDew
It’s really hard to resist planting before your 90% last frost date.
spaetzlechick
Row covers for shoulder crops.
Full_Honeydew_9739
We hit 25 degrees in 7B a few days ago. Everything survived without cover but the celery and chicory look a little bedraggled. It’s supposed to get to 25 degrees tonight and my peaches actually have buds on them so I covered them.
Your brassicas should be fine down to 20 degrees as long as it doesn’t rain and freeze. That’s what kills them. My fall cabbages survived 12 degrees this year.
DublinClover
I have a parsley plant that I chaos grew from seed last julythat’s in my raised bed, under like 2 or 3 inches of straw. For funsies I left it in the fall during clean up. Grew through the winter in New England 7a. Figured it was done after the cold snaps and snow. Just saw some new growth popping out
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Dang! Sorry to hear that. I’m in Zone 7a as well and I covered my broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, onion and mustard seedlings with buckets and frost blankets last night. I had to do it in the freezing rain. I’m hoping they made it without any damage, but I won’t know until I get home later this evening to check. Even then, it’s supposed to drop to the low 20’s in my area again tonight, so I’ll probably leave them covered. This weather sucks.
It got me in 7b too. Strawberries and mustard greens were the only survivors.
It’s really hard to resist planting before your 90% last frost date.
Row covers for shoulder crops.
We hit 25 degrees in 7B a few days ago. Everything survived without cover but the celery and chicory look a little bedraggled. It’s supposed to get to 25 degrees tonight and my peaches actually have buds on them so I covered them.
Your brassicas should be fine down to 20 degrees as long as it doesn’t rain and freeze. That’s what kills them. My fall cabbages survived 12 degrees this year.
I have a parsley plant that I chaos grew from seed last julythat’s in my raised bed, under like 2 or 3 inches of straw. For funsies I left it in the fall during clean up. Grew through the winter in New England 7a. Figured it was done after the cold snaps and snow. Just saw some new growth popping out