"gardenlen" wrote in message
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g'day kylie,

yes observing will help you decide your best action with all
suggestions in the melting pot.

black forst is where you don't see frost but the plants get burnt
anyway we used to get it on occassion it would only present in small
patches i would suggest that those spots are where the air was the
coldest.

hm.

that is why in the end i covered things up and didn't bother geting
out of bed to hose off teh white frost because it only took 1 black
frost and that made all your efforts and especially water wasted.

i would use hay/straw from bales to cover plants with over night and
remove it the next day i did this with frost sensative trees like
pawpaws and it saved the main crown from damage.

did you cover thickly? was it a hassle? when i have an asparagus bed ( the
plants are only a few weeks old, and very tiny and cute ;-) i was under the
impression you do this, but cut the plants down first & then just spread the
straw over the top for the winter. i image you can just do it anyway with
any plant, though, within reason.
kylie