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I should mention I did get some cloches, they’ll get installed tomorrow if I get time, they should help if it does frost up.
Does anyone know if they work in wood mulch? Or do I need good soil contact for them to work? I think I know the answer? But also want to be lazy….
Should be fine. You're mostly working to create an insultation boundary that holds heat from the ground without exposing the plants to frigid air which will create frost with moisture. Tenting materials are also pretty cheap if you need to cover a wider area, but don't create as much of a barrier.
Right, but that’s the issue. The cloch put on top of the mulch, doesn’t have any type of seal. It would help with settling frost, but loses the heat sink of the soil. The wind would be able to funnel under and out.
And moving the mulch would take away its benefits of moisture retention haha.
I did the same today! It looks like this Friday might just kiss frost temps. We're nearly out of the weather (2-3 weeks left), but it's hard to pass up a warm weekend.
Haha, today was 3c and rain/flurries -.- so you know.
I can only get so much done in a day, so doubly so, gotta take super advantage of any chance to get actually planting. Gonna try my best with watering and cloches to keep them alive.
My cold dream should be here by May 5, so perfect time to start hardening some stuff off if something doesn’t get in the way of installing it!
