Screw winter. Let’s go!

u better have wall o waters

How do those work in 12 degree temps?

the vertical tubes of water protect the plants at the ground level...the picture above is after frost and the tomato plant has grown out of the top of the W-O-W and it's ready to be removed


this picture is right after i planted the tomato and the cold can't reach it...the top of the WOW folds in like a teepee and keeps the cold out/heat in



these are pepper plants

I dont think the wall of water will work if we get in the teens and stay below freezing for 2 days. JMHO

oh yes they will...i've ben using these things for decades...i've even seen the tubes of water frozen and the mater inside ok...

I've had habaneros survive during a hard freeze / sleet . Sunlight warms the water in the tubes . As long as it's not cloudy you should be ok .

The secret is to put the teepees in the garden days before planting . This allows the surrounding soil to heat up before introducing your plants .

When the wall o' water's tubes are full , they lean toward the top and keep more heat from escaping . As the temps increase , the water in the tubes evaporates and the tubes open up (allowing more air circulation) .

I would suggest keeping some Sevin dust handy . Fire ants love to build mounds inside the teepees .

ole Siberman has used'm for awhile...everthang he said above is 100% co rect...when it gets reallllllllllllllly cold, be shore to spread the bottom of the wow out so the top of the teepee is pertnere closed...cold air can get in'm and damage the plants...experience speaking...if it's ben dun wrong, i dun it...

I'm going to get some drop clothes and cover mine too. Cheap insurance.

They are calling for 8° here for Monday night. I have two different types of leaf lettuce planted along with onions and cabbage, my strawberry plants have already greened up. I have lots of covering up to do on Thursday. One good thing is we are getting rain now thru Thursday mid-morning, so the ground will be wet and may delay freezing.
I do have a question about snow cover. Will it help protect the plants from getting below 32°? I have heard that it really helps but have never experienced it, we are supposed to get up to 5" of snow before the deep freeze.

Snow is nothing in TX. It only last a few hours to a few days at best. Actual temps is what you need to worry about. Forecast is multiple hours under 20. There are a lot of plants and vegetation that can can handle 20-25 for a few hours. We're lookng at below 20 for multiple hours. If you like it, I'd cover it.