Watching the weather and being prepared can help your plants survive an early or late frost. Find more tips for protecting your garden from frost.
Moisture also determines whether frost will nip your plants. Condensation warms and evaporation cools. When moisture in the air condenses on plants and soil, heat is produced, sometimes raising the temperature enough to save the plants. On the other hand, if the air is dry, moisture in the ...
Cover plants with black gardening cloth or a sheet as soon as possible after frost has affected them. This must be done before the sun has risen too long. Move potted plants away from sunlight. The sun causes a rapid defrosting, which the coverage will help to eliminate. Keep the flowers ...
How to Protect: Cover the roots of newly planted trees with 3 to 4 inches of mulch and keep the mulch about 6 inches away from the trunk. Water heavily to reduce frost penetration and fill cracks in the soil around new plants with more soil. Limbs Broken Limbs Photo Credit: Gary Lerude...
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Weed as needed, but be gentle around young plants; beets have shallow roots that are easily disturbed. Consider covering beets with a row cover to prevent pests like leaf miners from attacking the plants’ leaves. Supplementing with extra fertilizer is usually not necessary. If you do fertilize...
This means the plants will be bigger when in their final growing positions, and therefore more resilient to slugs and snails. Regardless of how big they are, don't plant seedlings out until the soil has warmed considerably and the risk of frost is gone. Watch Monty Don sow sunflower seeds...
Put the peas on top of the lettuce and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and a teaspoon of sugar. Place damp lettuce leaves on top of the peas. (The lettuce creates steam and liquid.) Cover and cook over low heat until the peas are just tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Serve ...