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Start saving those milk cartons now. They make great frost protectors for warmth-loving tomatoes, peppers, squash, or melon seedlings in a few months. Wash your empty cartons out thoroughly, then cut the bottom out, but save the little plastic cap. When you plant your seedlings, put a milk carton "house" around each one, pushing the carton an inch or two into the ground to anchor it from spring winds. In the morning, unscrew the cap. As the sun heats the air inside your tomato "house," your seedling will be nice and warm, but the hot air will escape through the top so the seedling doesn't cook. About an hour before sunset, screw the cap back on, to trap heat in the tomato house during the chilly night. Leave the houses around your seedlings until a week or two past your frost-free date to ensure no late season frost damages your garden. You can plant seedlings in a milk carton house a week or two before your frost-free date to get a hard start on the growing season.
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