Had a record low for Lubbock here on Tuesday... Go figure. 85 the day before. I had already planted this out. Any suggestions or is it done?
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Sorry to see that happen to your pepper! It looks like the same storm system that rolled through here Monday and Tuesday hit you as well.
I had a horrible Monday and Tuesday here in Tucson. On Monday we had very high winds, and my makeshift greenhouse off my back patio was completely destroyed! I had 20 heirloom tomatoes in 5-gallon buckets that I'm using for my part-time plant business that almost got hit by the PVC ribs as the greenhouse was being torn apart. I was able to rip down the torn-up greenhouse before it caused any damage. However, I had about 250 starts (200 peppers, 50 tomatoes) in 3 1/2 inch pots on shelves that immediately became exposed to the high winds! They didn't like it! They were all drying out so quickly.
So I busted my ass moving the starts and the 20 tomato buckets into my garage. Not fun! I only lost a couple of starts.
Tuesday was also windy, but not as hard. Still, I left my plants in the garage because of the winds. Wednesday morning before work, I moved the 5-gallon bucket tomatoes back outside, with the intention of moving the smaller plants after work because I had so little time in the morning. When I got home, I discovered that the forecast for Wednesday night/Thurday morning was a low around 44 degrees. So again, I left my starts in the garage until Thursday morning.
I have to consider myself lucky. Tuesday morning I hired someone local with a pickup truck to haul my new greenhouse home (aluminum this time!). He told me that he had lost part of his roof Monday. Wednesday morning I was talking to a co-worker, who not only had his swamp cooler blown off his roof, but a huge water leak into one of his bedrooms as a result.
This is the second year in a row that we've had a cold snap come through Tucson in April. At least it didn't get down to freezing at my place!