Using drinking cups over seeds
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Lanelle L
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I have an Asian neighbor several houses down the street that used large styrofoam cups last year & is using small ones this year to cover something in his garden. I think he is covering seeds or small plants, Last year he left them on for several weeks, so I know it wasn't to protect them from frost. Has anyone used this method or know the reason for using them? Just curious,
9 answers
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The only thing I can think is frost and chill covers, but those would go off during the day, typically. Have you asked him? I'm sure he would be glad to share his tips.
3po3
on Apr 14, 2012
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Perhaps something where he wants to do restrict the sunlight, as Europeans would do with soil to get white asparagus, for example?
Douglas Hunt
on Apr 15, 2012
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I know it is not to shield anything from frost or even to cover asparagus because they stay on for weeks then he eventually takes them off. Also it couldn't be asparagus because they are in a different location and layout from last year. He lives five houses below me so I don't know him; we are fortunate that the lots on our side of the street back up to the street that runs behind our houses. When I was growing up, we would sometimes make tents out of pieces of paper to cover tender plants if we thought it might frost.
Lanelle L
on Apr 15, 2012
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I think it's time to meet your neighbor, then tell us his gardening secrets.
3po3
on Apr 15, 2012
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More than likely he is germinating the seeds...then shading the seedling some from the sun....you have to vent the cups though or in our sun, you'll bake the plants. At least that what Mamma says!
HandyANDY - Handyman & All Repairs, LLC
on Apr 16, 2012
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That's was my thought too, but i wouldn't think you would leave them on very long after they germinated because they would be more susceptable to the hot sun once they are taken off. I may have to take Steve's advice and march myself down there & ask, hoping we can understand each other.
Lanelle L
on Apr 16, 2012
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Let us know. Sounds like something worth sharing. thanks.
Erica Glasener
on Apr 16, 2012
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Maybe he is protecting them from snails. In California that was a big problem.
Bea509967
on Feb 05, 2015
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With all the rain we have had in our area this spring, snails and slugs along with mosquitoes are going to be our big problem this year. I am saving up eggshells to crush and planning to get some diatomatous earth, anything sharp that they will not crawl over.
DORLIS
on Jun 27, 2015
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