The official Status Update thread #209....So this is spring...???

[DoggyDaddy]

How are you, dd?

Doing well, thanks! Did your garden survive last night? I lost my entire garden. Both tomato plants! I know you're not supposed to use plastic, but since the black plastic trash bags weren't touching the plants because of the cages, I thought they'd be okay. I was wrong! The planter out front I covered with an old bed sheet, and it did fine.

 

[1775usmarine]

We decided to forgo a garden this year just cause of the weather. We'll probably end up going bigger than we had planned for this year.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We decided to forgo a garden this year just cause of the weather. We'll probably end up going bigger than we had planned for this year.

Mine went to waste the last couple of years due to DoggyMama's health issues and other stuff, so I didn't bother this year, other than the 2 tomato plants. I look forward to blt's with fresh homegrown tomatoes.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Doing well, thanks! Did your garden survive last night? I lost my entire garden. Both tomato plants! I know you're not supposed to use plastic, but since the black plastic trash bags weren't touching the plants because of the cages, I thought they'd be okay. I was wrong! The planter out front I covered with an old bed sheet, and it did fine.

I think so...i still see green, but I haven't checked.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I just fired up the propane heater. It's started to get kinda chilly. Wind has started shifting from the NW to WSW.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I think so...i still see green, but I haven't checked.

Hope it survived! And I hope that last night was the last of our worries for a frost/freeze.

 

[GLOCKMAN23C]

Hope it survived! And I hope that last night was the last of our worries for a frost/freeze.

No joke. I've put out earlier than I did this year and never had to cover.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

No joke. I've put out earlier than I did this year and never had to cover.

Yeah, I've almost always planted in the last week of April, and certainly in the first week of May and rarely had an issue. I'm glad I didn't plant a full garden this year!

 

[rkwhyte2]

Howdy Gman

 

[GregD]

Evening

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Evenin' Greg.

 

[GregD]

Howdy DD

 

[1775usmarine]

I just fired up the propane heater. It's started to get kinda chilly. Wind has started shifting from the NW to WSW.

I may have to do that on my off days in order to get some things painted that are taking up car space in the garage.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Get a ride in today Greg?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I may have to do that on my off days in order to get some things painted that are taking up car space in the garage.

Mine's just a table top model. Looks like one of those patio heaters (the ones that are like 7' tall) only in miniature. I've got it hooked up to a big propane tank, but it's really made to be used with the 1 lb. Coleman type tanks.

 

[GregD]

Get a ride in today Greg?

Nope . . . too windy and cold for me!

 

[1775usmarine]

Mine's just a table top model. Looks like one of those patio heaters (the ones that are like 7' tall) only in miniature. I've got it hooked up to a big propane tank, but it's really made to be used with the 1 lb. Coleman type tanks.

We bought one of those forced air ones from lowes with our gas station points last year. Works alot faster and more efficient than the tank top heater.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

We bought one of those forced air ones from lowes with our gas station points last year. Works alot faster and more efficient than the tank top heater.

I've got one of the Mr. Heater "Buddy" types too that I take camping, but it's not forced air. Does a good job in a tent though, and is safe to use inside.

 

[1775usmarine]

I've got one of the Mr. Heater "Buddy" types too that I take camping, but it's not forced air. Does a good job in a tent though, and is safe to use inside.

I use to use the buddy after grilling season in the garage to extend my reloading time, but never got the garage warm enough.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I use to use the buddy after grilling season in the garage to extend my reloading time, but never got the garage warm enough.

Yeah, they're really only good for small areas.