Certainly I should know better by now. But clearly, I don't. I started my cucurbits way too early. Even though the last average frost date in my area is February 28, I usually like to wait until the end of March or the first week of April to do my plantings. While this is all fine and dandy for the tomato and eggplant seedlings (they grow slow), some of my cucurbits have reached the edge of the containers. The spaghetti squash were the worst, and they probably should be planted immediately. Postponing planting will stunt the growth of my cucurbits. Unfortunately I have to harden them off first and there will likely be several of temperature dips and one or two frosts. I plan on using cloches to protect them. If they die, that's OK. I'll just start some more. I have plenty of time. I will harden them off a little tonight in the open cold air. I plan on moving them to my husband's heated green house around 9 p.m. when it starts to get too cold. They'll spend tomorrow in my unheated green house, which is cooler. They'll probably spend tomorrow night in my husband's greenhouse again, then I'll plant them on Sunday and cover them with home made cloches. I'll update with photos of the cloches when I set them up.
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