HOT CAP - Cones that are used a lot in cooler zones to protect newly planted seedlings from cold weather and birds. Usually made of plastic or a very heavy translucent waxed paper.
'Hot caps' made of waxed paper can provide temporary frost protection to plants. Bury their flanged edges in the soil and fasten them in place with stakes to prevent the wind from blowing them away.
Row covers, cloches, hot caps, cold frames and greenhouses extend the growing season for Oregon's western valleys and high elevations.
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Protect seedlings from frost and cold air by using hot caps or other insulation methods that use water to hold the sun's heat. This protection can add up to two weeks to the Gardening season.
Frost Buster. Extend your season and protect tender plants against frost with cold frames, hot caps, cloches and floating row covers. Here's a link to durable row covers you can use season after season.
If you've already set the plants out and you hear a discouraging forecast, protect with hot caps or other successful season extenders.
Cold weather can cause the plant to slow down or stunt it. In the Fall, cover the plants, if frost is expected. Use a hot cap in on cold and frosty spring nights. If they are vented, they can they left on all day.
Eggplants are more susceptible to low temperature injury than tomatoes. Do not set them out until daytime temperatures are in the 70° F range. Plants damaged by cold become hard and stunted. Use hot caps if necessary to protect them from cold nights.
I tamped the soil lightly, then gave the seedlings a thorough watering to settle the soil around the roots. On cool nights when frost threatened, I covered the seedlings with "hot caps" or inverted canning jars, ...
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