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Central Connecticut

I just picked up a heater for my cold frame and was wondering how much earlier the plants could be put into the ground? or does it just prevent against those cold spring nights?....Chris

11/16/2001 12:38:07 PM

walton n.y.

is that a soil heater or an air heater i would caution you on trying to start to early as you could end up with a ripe pumpkin in early august and have to keep it from rotting until weigh off time but the last week of april/first week of may is a good time to start your plants

11/17/2001 7:56:33 PM

walton n.y.

is that a soil heater or an air heater i would caution you on trying to start to early as you could end up with a ripe pumpkin in early august and have to keep it from rotting until weigh off time but the last week of april/first week of may is a good time to start your plants

11/17/2001 7:56:40 PM

walton n.y.

sorry for the double post

11/18/2001 4:49:50 PM

Central Connecticut

It is an air heater. I thought I would be able to get more leaf production and not attempt to set a fruit until early July. Chris

11/18/2001 7:27:31 PM

Rexburg, Idaho

My electric heaters let me put my plants out on May 10th. Our last frost around here isn't until the first week in June so it gets me almost four weeks of growing time.

11/18/2001 9:04:44 PM

walton n.y.

i put my plants out may 10th in my cold frame with black plastic around the seedling and only needed heat 2-3 nights but did have a problem after the plants outgrew the cold frame had a light frost around june 10th had to make a quick tent out of a tarp and some 2x4's

11/22/2001 12:31:20 PM

walton n.y.

i put my plants out may 10th in my cold frame with black plastic around the seedling and only needed heat 2-3 nights but did have a problem after the plants outgrew the cold frame had a light frost around june 10th had to make a quick tent out of a tarp and some 2x4's

11/22/2001 12:31:29 PM