On Feb 12, 1:21*am, "Garland Grower"
wrote:
I know it is probably okay to start Spinach and other cool weather greens,
but we just had an out of the ordinary downpour of snow in and around Dallas
today. *I want to start some greens for the farm stand...Mesclun and leaf
lettuces etc. *Will these start in the cold? *If lettuce is frozen in the
supermarket it's ruined. *I can do hoop covers with rebar and plastic, or
even build a more sturdy cover. *I don't really want to do cold frames, I
think they are too small/ too much trouble for the South, does that make
sense?
P.S. *I was thinking of just getting a couple of small kiddie pools and
filling with all the finished compost I have plus some bagged product to
fill it up. *My area set aside for this project is not ready yet (tons of
Bermuda has to be killed out before I will even think of putting in
permanent raised beds) so this would be temporary.

Thanks in advance.

--
Rita Foust
Garland, TX
Zone 7b-8a
Farmer Jones Eco-Friendly Plants & Producehttp://www.localharvest.org/farms/M10383

All I can tell you is that I start mine 2 to 3 weeks before our last
frost date. By the time they come up it is usually warm enough.If you
know you are getting a particularly cold night you can cover the
plants. I have never used pools to plant but it makes sense to me
especially for lettuce as it has very short root systems.

MJ