By
SPARKYSMOM
on Oct 10, 2008
at 8:33 PM
ok, tomato mommy- your plants will still be warm at the root, cuz the earth is still warm. you need to protect them from the cold air and the frost and cold rain and snow. so- assuming you dont have those smoke pot things they use in fla n the orange groves, using frames over the plants, use newspaper (a very good insulator (better than blankets) and duct tape to make tents- say 10 layers thick ? drop them gently over the plants. you can cover this with the garbage bags and they will last longer. be sure some air can get in and plants r not crushed. when the sun comes out again remove (regardless of air temp- they need the sunlight) I hesitate to tell you about the year my mom saved her tomatos into nov with the use of a "bedwarmer" ( an electric blanket like thngy that was supposed to go on a bed under the sheets) she cut long slits in it between the rows of electric wire (careful not to cut the wires !) and set it out side letting the rows of plants stick out thru the slits this k
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