You spend a lot of time on your lawn and plants in the warm
months. You enjoy their beauty, their usefulness, and even their
taste if you have vegetables in your garden. So you want to make
sure that your plants stay healthy in the cold temperatures of
winter. Rapidly changing temperatures, extreme temperatures,
frost, and snow can damage your plants. Here are some helpful
tips to protect your plants from the cold: - Cover your plants
with clear plastic. A plastic covering protects plants from snow
and frost. Make sure that the plastic is a bit higher than the
plant so the plastic doesn’t freeze to the plant. Using clear
allows you to see through the plastic and monitor your plants. -
Cover plants with blankets. An alternative to using clear
plastic is using old blankets or sheets to cover your plants.
However, when using this method it is important to keep blankets
dry. - Use hot caps on vegetables. Hot caps are recommended to
protect tender vegetables from frost. These can be purchased or
you can make your