Protect your veggies from frost with floating row covers so you might enjoy a longer harvest.
Here’s what you gotta know to successfully install and use floating row covers.
Choose the right covers.
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Prepare your garden beds.
Some row cover kits come with their own plastic hoops that can be sunk into the ground.
Another option is to make your own hoops with flexible PVC tubing or upcycled hula hoops.
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These DIY structures are budget friendly and theyre often sturdier than grow tunnel kits.
Once your garden hoops or supports are in place, its time to install your row covers.
Spread your covers over the hoops, leaving ample fabric on either side of the hoop.
verify to go slow as you spread out your row covers because the thin fabric can tear easily.
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A strong wind can move floating row covers and shift them off the plants youd like to protect.
Even a pile of soil along the edge can do the trick.
Select cold hardy crops.
Add compost and water.
Additionally, watering plants right before a freeze can offer additional frost protection.
Check your covers regularly.
In autumn gardens, floating row covers can offer a good deal of late season frost protection.
