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Simple Row Covers: The Savior of Late-Summer Vegetables Under Frost Threat

Simple Row Covers: The Savior of Late-Summer Vegetables Under Frost Threat

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September 22nd, 2026

Simple Row Covers: The Savior of Late-Summer Vegetables Under Frost Threat

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Most of my summer vegetables have now reached their denouement, and the falling temperatures signal that their purpose is all but fulfilled.

我的大部分夏季蔬菜如今皆已临近尾声气温的下降昭示着它们的使命几近完成

Yet should a frost descend before the last tomato turns red, I shall drape a thin cloth over the cages that support them, affording them a modicum of warmth.

然而倘若在最后一颗番茄转红之前霜冻骤至我便会为其支撑的笼架覆上一层薄布以聊供些许温暖

These white fabric sheets, known as "row covers," can be applied in two ways: the first is the floating method, which involves draping them directly over the plants; the second is the hooped method, in which they are secured over hoops driven into the ground.

这些白色织物片,即所谓的“行覆盖物”,其施用方式有二:其一为浮动式,亦即直接覆于植物之上;其二为拱架式,即将其固定于插入地面的拱架之上。

The latter method affords greater protection to fragile stems and foliage, since the hoops keep the fabrichowever lightweight it may befrom crushing the plant's parts.

后一种方法对脆弱的茎叶更具保护效力,因为拱架可使织物——无论其何等轻盈——不致压损植株部位。

As the cold season descends, row covers also demonstrate remarkable efficacy in sheltering cool-season vegetablessuch as spinach, radishes, cucumbers, potatoes, kale, and lettuce.

随着寒季的降临,行覆盖物在庇护冷季蔬菜——诸如菠菜、萝卜、黄瓜、土豆、羽衣甘蓝与生菜——方面亦彰显出卓越的功效。

Admittedly, such UV-blocking fabrics are by no means a panacea; nevertheless, they can raise the temperature around the plants by as much as 8 degrees Fahrenheit, and that margin may well spell the difference between life and death.

诚然,此类防紫外线织物绝非灵丹妙药,然而其足以将植株周遭温度提升至多8华氏度,而这一温差,或许恰恰关乎生死存亡。

You will find that row covers come in a bewildering array of sizes to choose from; should the need arise, they can also be effortlessly cut to conform to your specific requirements.

你会发现行覆盖物备有琳琅满目的尺寸可供甄选倘若确有需要亦可轻而易举地裁剪,以契合你的具体需求

They are additionally available in three weight grades.

它们另设有三种重量等级

Lightweight materials afford only a few degrees of protection, and are therefore chiefly employed for springtime pest exclusion.

轻质材料仅能提供寥寥数度的防护故而主要用于春季防虫

Such materials also allow approximately 90% of sunlight to reach the plants.

此类材料还可使约90%的阳光抵达植物

Although heavyweight fabrics afford the most exceptional thermal insulation, they markedly impede sunlight and moisture; deploying such fabrics is likewise attended by the risk of excessive temperatures.

重型织物虽能提供最优异的保温性能,却会显著阻隔阳光与水分;采用此类织物亦伴随温度过高的风险。

Medium-weight fabrics, by contrast, strike a balance, allowing 70 to 85 percent of sunlight to reach the plants while raising the ambient temperature by 4 to 6 degrees Fahrenheit.

中等克重的织物臻于均衡可令70%至85%的阳光透达植物并使周遭气温升高4至6华氏度

That increment may sound negligible, yet it is sufficient to secure several additional weeks of growing time.

此增幅听似微不足道足以多争取数周的生长时间

Moreover, brassicassuch as cabbages, broccoli, and kalealong with leafy greens and root vegetables that overwinter safely under the shelter of mulch, grow rapidly once spring arrives, and their speed in adapting to their environment far exceeds that of their counterparts sown in spring.

再者于覆盖物庇护下安然越冬的芸薹属植物诸如卷心菜西兰花羽衣甘蓝之属)、叶菜类根茎类蔬菜迨至春日便迅疾生长其适应环境之速远非春季播种之同类植物所能企及

Drape the floating row cover loosely over the low-growing plants and secure it by burying the edges in the soil or by placing stones or bricks along the perimeter.

将浮动覆盖物松散地覆于低矮植物之上,并通过将边缘埋入土壤沿周边放置石块或砖块加以固定

Be sure to leave ample slack to accommodate the plants' growth.

务必预留充足的余量以顺应植物的生长

Should you wish to protect taller or more delicate crops, you may either purchase ready-made hoops or fashion them yourself: bend flexible PVC piping into an inverted U-shape, then insert both ends into the soil to form a frame.

若欲保护较高较为脆弱的作物购置现成的拱架,抑或自行制作柔性PVC管弯折成倒U形继而将其两端插入土壤以构成框架

Afterwards, drape the fabric over it.

随后将织物覆于其上。

You will still need to secure the edges of the fabric to prevent it from being lifted by the wind.

仍需固定织物边缘以防被风掀起

Row covers may be applied to individual plants in the ground or in containers, to entire rows of crops, or to raised beds.

行覆盖物可施用于单株地栽或盆栽植物、整行作物,抑或高架苗床。

Even when protective measures have been brought to a state of consummate perfection, you must nonetheless subject both the plants and the weather conditions to unremitting scrutiny.

即便防护举措已臻完备,你依然须对植物与天气状况施以不间断的监测。

Assess soil moisture at regular intervals to ensure that plants receive an adequate supply of water.

定期评估土壤湿度,以确保植物获取充足的水分。

For flowering plants that depend on pollination for reproduction, their blossoms must of necessity be exposed to the visits of insects; for this reason, one must keep a close watch on the flowers in bloom and remove any covering during the flowering period.

对于依赖授粉繁衍开花植物而言,其花朵务必暴露于昆虫的造访之下;职是之故密切留意绽放的花朵并于花期之内撤除覆盖物

Irrespective of the weight grade employed, on days when the weather is mild the covering must be lifted off, lest the vegetables be "baked" on the eve of harvest.

无论采用何种重量等级,在气候温煦的日子里均须将覆盖物掀开,以防蔬菜在收获前夕被“烤熟”。

Jessica Damiano writes a weekly gardening column for The Journal and publishes the Weekly Dirt newsletter.

杰西卡·达米亚诺为《记者报》执笔每周园艺专栏并出版《每周园艺简报》

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