Thread: Late Jalapenos
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Old 01-10-2005, 03:22 PM
Gary Alan
 
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I admire your ambition.
I thought I was the only one who tried to keep plants going as far into the
season as possible.
I am enjoying a great cherry tomatoe and jalapeno crop now and hopefully for
a while longer.
I have found that fertilizing and watering will help extend the season a
bit. Protection from cold/frost is a must. A little plastic house with a
light bulb as a heat source could help. Just like in early spring, but in
reverse. Bringing it inside may make the most sense, but then you won't be
battling nature, which is half the fun....

"gonzo" wrote in message
oups.com...
You can use a LARGE garbage bag for "light freezes", esp. if you secure
the bag around the plant, making sure the plant does NOT contact the
bag. You want to avoid thermal conduction in this case. If the plants
are large, you can try packing loosely crumpled newspaper around the
plant (to keep the bag from touching). Also a couple gallons of
boiling hot water (in closed containters!) under the bag will help.

Without some way to store heat, you won't be storing much daytime heat
for use at night unless you cover the plant with a cloche of some
sort..

Good luck!