first frost in Ann Arbor MI 2008 - cover your tomatoes! - warnings

Cover your tomatoes!

Here's this spring's suggestion list for how to protect your tomatoes from frost.  More suggestions welcomed.

First frost warnings for 2008 follow; I got this message via the Emergency Email Network (free).

MIZ069-070-075-076-082-083-

041200-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FR.Y.0003.081004T0600Z-081004T1200Z/
OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.PONTIAC.WARREN.ANN ARBOR.
DETROIT.ADRIAN.MONROE
1214 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY.

CLEAR SKIES & CALM WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD TEMPS
TONIGHT. TEMPS ACROSS EXTREME SE MI WILL DROP
INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALLOWING WIDESPREAD FROST TO DEVELOP.
SOME OF THE MORE RURAL LOCATIONS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE GREATER DETROIT AREA
MAY EVEN SEE TEMPS BRIEFLY DROP BELOW FREEZING.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. THOSE WITH
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
MEASURES TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS
MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

$$

Comments

[Missy Caulk]

...and if anyone wants to drop some off for me instead of covering, well, just saying.

[Edward Vielmetti]

Good point Missy!

[Edward]

WIDESPREAD FROST FOR EXTREME SE MI AGAIN.

ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED
OVER THE CNTL GREAT LAKES REGION. CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR
OUT OF AREAS FROM THE M-59 CORRIDOR TO THE OH BORDER ALLOWING
TEMPS TO FALL QUICKLY OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF NEARLY
CALM WINDS.CLEAR SKIES & COOL TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID
30S WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR WIDESPREAD FROST TO DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT.

MIZ068>070-075-076-082-083-050415-
/O.NEW.KDTX.FR.Y.0004.081005T0600Z-081005T1200Z/
LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF.HOWELL.PONTIAC.WARREN.ANN ARBOR.
DETROIT.ADRIAN.MONROE
406 PM EDT SAT OCT 4 2008

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A
FROST ADVISORY.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY.

CLEAR SKIES & CALM WINDS WILL LEAD TO VERY COLD TEMPS
AGAIN TONIGHT. TEMPS ACROSS EXTREME SE MI
WILL DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALLOWING WIDESPREAD FROST TO
DEVELOP. SOME OF THE MORE RURAL LOCATIONS FURTHER AWAY FROM THE
GREATER DETROIT AREA MAY EVEN SEE TEMPS BRIEFLY DROP BELOW
FREEZING.

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. THOSE WITH
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO TAKE
MEASURES TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS
MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.