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My entire greenhouse collection got hit by a surprise frost in early April, and I lost about 15 different seedlings I'd been nursing since January.
Has anyone else in a Zone 6 area had luck with a specific, affordable brand of frost cloth they'd recommend for next season?
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sandraf982mo ago
Oh man, that's brutal. My buddy in Ohio swears by the cheap frost blankets from the big box store, the kind that come in a roll. He just layers it over his cold frames when the forecast looks sketchy.
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cole_baker2mo ago
That early April frost is a killer. I use the same cheap roll blankets from the hardware store, but the trick is to put them on before sunset to trap the day's heat. One layer is never enough, I always double it up.
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lindag331mo ago
Is it really that serious though? I mean, I live in a zone that gets surprise frosts every single spring, and I've never lost a whole greenhouse collection at once. Are you sure the issue is the frost cloth and not maybe your setup or how close the greenhouse is to a cold corner? I've used old bedsheets before in a pinch and they worked fine. Seems like the real trick is just paying close attention to the weather forecast and being ready to act, not dropping money on special blankets.
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