Stan...I thought it was too cold too, but each plant is started about 6 inches down deep, each hill is inside a styrofoam coffee cup (minus the coffee and the bottom), then the hole is covered with a 2-liter bottle, like a greenhouse, with the top cap either on or off, depending on the temperature.
Last night we got about an inch of rain, filled the 2 gutter down spout barrels (55 gals. each). Looked at the corn, cukes, etc., each just starting to poke thru the soil. Next weekend, I'll raise the styrofoam cup and backfill until the plant tops are just above the dirt, re-install the cup and plastic greenhouse.
Starting deep gives each plant a deeper root system, too, especially for the corn, to withstand the winds, so they won't fall over as easy. Next crop will be 6 - 8 inches away from the earlier planting.
Tomatoe planting is off until next weekend. The plants have new 'flowers' so want to keep them on as long as possible.
Second seed crop planting may be off until mid-week, after the dirt dries out abit.
