Best protection from freeze!

[retiredwith4acres]

We had a big frost last night but expecting a freeze tonight. We covered things with quilts, sheets, and 5 gallon buckets last night but know that the buckets are not the best for a freeze. We have some hay to use also. The quilts will be fine for the strawberries I think. I have sheets for the blueberries, going to let the other fruit trees go. I think the cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, green peas and maybe even corn will be alright. SO, what is YOUR best way of protection? We should get to 30* or maybe even 28*, 29*.

 

[thistlebloom]

Why don't you think buckets are good for frost protection? I think they would work fine. Lots of folks use them for that.
Are you thinking about the foliage touching the sides and freezing from the contact?

 

[catjac1975]

We had a big frost last night but expecting a freeze tonight. We covered things with quilts, sheets, and 5 gallon buckets last night but know that the buckets are not the best for a freeze. We have some hay to use also. The quilts will be fine for the strawberries I think. I have sheets for the blueberries, going to let the other fruit trees go. I think the cabbage, broccoli, potatoes, green peas and maybe even corn will be alright. SO, what is YOUR best way of protection? We should get to 30* or maybe even 28*, 29*.

I don't think the blueberries need covering.

 

[retiredwith4acres]

Yes, they turned the tomato leaves touching the bucket black. I assumed the moisture from transpiration would possible freeze like plastic sheets.

 

[curly_kate]

That must have been what happened to some of my tomatoes in my mini-greenhouse last night. The ones around the edges got zapped. I'm thinking that I'll put a sheet over the greenhouse plastic tonight, altho it's not supposed to be quite as cold.