Spring assassinated my tomatoes

Tomato with Wall 0' Water

Tomato without Wall O' Water

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It was 80 degrees out when I planted my tomatoes. I protected most of them with Walls O' Water that insulate from the cold, but left two to fend for themselves. The next two days there was a snow and a hard freeze, and now I have two less tomatoes. Meanwhile, the ones in the Walls O' Water are large and lush.
These little teepees of water are cheap and obviously effective. I haven't met anyone yet who has had a bad thing to say about them, so you might want to pick some up. They are available at most gardening stores.

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By the way, my cold weather crops are doing well for the most part. The greens are kicking ass. So are the radishes. I had both last night in a salad.
The beets are much slower to start, but are getting established now. And the carrots are just sprouting after being in the ground about a month. I guess they wanted warmer soil.
This weekend I'll plant some squash and cucumbers to round things out.