On Sun, 27 Apr 2003 06:28:34 GMT, (Dan)
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 08:08:53 -0400, Pat Meadows
wrote:

Wednesday Night
Becoming partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25 (F).

Pat (in Pennsylvania's cold Northern Tier)

Frost is status-quo for northern PA until a month from now. I only
put stuff out on long stretches of warm weather in order to minimize
back pain Especially the bay tree, which needs to harden off in
direct sunlight.

Some cold frames could stretch out the season, at least for cool
-weather plants. With a "cooking" mulch bed they could probably
stretch the season well into december and start a new season in early
February, maybe even through January with the hardiest plants.


We are building a cold-frame this summer. I'll have it in
time for fall protection.

We're also converting an unused chain-link 'dog run' into a
greenhouse - this is 16' x 10' x 6' high, which is a good
size for a hobby greenhouse.

Between the two, I should be able to stop lugging pots of
plants in and out all spring, and I should be able to
harvest cold-hardy stuff most of the winter. This will
be lovely!

So far during the time we've lived here (two years), the
main enemy has been cold. It's easy to fight cold,
straightforward - you know what the enemy is. Compared to
fighting the bugs, fungi, and disease that plague more
southern gardens, it's a cinch, IMHO.

Pat