Bad Weather Beware!

As usual, my impatience has come back to bite me in the butt. I planted a number of seeds mid-January after a frost, thinking that was the last one. Well, I was wrong.

Imagine my dismay to see that there’s a cold front coming in, and we have more consecutive days of lower temperatures than I’ve seen all winter.

I’ll have to go out and cover my plants at night, and likely keep them covered most of the morning until the sun has a chance to warm things up.

Consider this your warning that there’s inclement weather ahead, and use this as an opportunity to prepare appropriately! Make sure you have your plant coverings ready. Here’s what I use:

• Freeze cloth – I use this to protect my flowers when the temperatures dip below 32 F.
• Garden stakes – I use these both to secure the freeze cloth in place and to shelter the plants/seedlings from the weight of the cloth. So, some go underneath the cover, above the plants, and some are punched through the top of the cover to secure it to the ground. I also use these stakes in conjunction with a label maker to mark where exactly I planted what flowers.

Stay warm and keep those plants alive!

-bbb

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