tmo wrote:
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately it was around 7:00 in the evening
when I was advised to cover the plants so there weren't a lot of
options.

A couple of follow up questions:
1. where does one find cloches for plants about 18 inches tall and
maybe 12 inches in diameter?
2. At what temperature can I stop worrying about needing to cover the
plants (tomatos, peppers & cukes) at night?


My tomatoes and peppers are in a greenhouse where it has gotten down to
3 degrees celcius (37F) with no problem. I won't put them outside until
I can be assured of a night time temp of around 8 to 10 degrees celcius
(around 50F).

Your local nursery might have some climate control items - you are not
limited to glass cloches (which would most likely be no good for plants
that big).

Leevalley.com ships to both the US and Canada and has several options
like these cool little plastic cloches with a hole in the top:

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...536&cat=2,2030

Or these frost protectors (that fit your dimensions):

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...535&cat=2,2030

I also cut up my old row covers and use them as protectors for my potted
plants.

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Zone 5a in Canada's Far East.