Gonna buy a bunch of the "really big" plastic party
drink glasses & put a big rock on top of each. (My
wife's idea - and I think a good one:-) Should be
easy to do, as well as quick. I'm pretty sure that by
pressing the lip 1/4" or so into the soft soil, the little
guys should not freeze. Just have to remember to
take them off before they cook.

Gene



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"Terry Horton" wrote in message
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 19:43:41 -0500, "Gene S"
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Just set out 100 tomato & pepper plants:-(

Assuming it will freeze tomorrow night, is there an
easy way to protect them? Plastic sandwich bags?
As a kid, I remember Grampa putting tiny white paper
snow-cone things over the plants & placing dirt around
the base. Never grew any snow-cones.

Not plastic, Gene. Paper like your Grampa, or cloth will be fine.
The dirt he piled around the base created a seal that trapped the heat
being radiated from the ground.

Pretty smart gardener, your Grampa.