Question

What’s everyone going to do to protect your plants & flowers tomorrow night?  

Answer 1

We are putting plastic over ours

Answer 2

Cover with plastic

Answer 3

Oh boy. Our landscaper just recently put down like a dozen hydrangeas. I do not have a green thumb. Should I be concerned?  

Comments

@palua yes. I would suggest covering with an old bed sheet

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@so5 will it be an issue for tonight?  

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@palua that’s a good question. I’m not sure. It doesn’t look like it will get below freezing tonight. But it’s the frost that’s an issue.  

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@so5 thank you for the guidance! Hopefully it'll be ok tonight!  

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@palua they should be. You may have to cover a few nights in the near future. Good luck.  

Answer 4

Cover with old sheets

Answer 5

I’m clueless. Would we cover our Hostas?  

Comments

@austine49 nah hostas are hearty

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@hawthorne thanks!  

Answer 6

Brought mine all I the garage at least the planters

Answer 7

Bringing my pots into the garage!  

Answer 8

A plastic bag and a blanket

Answer 9

Plastic bag and in the garage with a space heater  

Answer 10

Wrapped them in Saran Wrap. I thought it was freezing Friday night into Saturday morning.  

Answer 11

I put garbage bags over my new (potted) Boston Ferns. I know nothing about plants and kill nearly everything. Will the garbage bags be enough?  

Answer 12

@fiduciary we were just talking a out this. I am thinking garbage bags like someone suggested here

Answer 13

Foam covers. Anything really to block the freeze.  

Answer 14

Threw a sheet over last time

Answer 15

Bring inside (have not planted yet)

Comments

Same here! :-)

Answer 16

Cover with towels

Answer 17

I’m using a tarp on everything I can’t bring inside.  

Answer 18

I’ve got root vegetables in the ground. They’ve had the frost blanket over them every night this week as soon as the soon goes down to keep the heat in. Tomorrow night I might do some hot water bottles and use my seed heaters because it won’t be warm enough during the day to heat the soil If the soil gets too cold the water inside the new sprouts could freeze and kill the sprouts

Comments

@mayfly36 please share how you will place hot water bottles. Do you have any tips on protecting your vegetables from wild rabbits? You sound awesomely prepared  

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@mayfly36 I’ve got some of those hand warmer packets, do you think those will work?  

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@kilowatt Usually what I do is I leave enough space in between each type of crop that I can dig down about a foot (I have raised beds) and burry a disposable plastic water bottle filled with boiling water. Every 3-4 hours I replace the water. As far as bunnies go I use snow fencing. It’s flexible and easily moved so you can access your garden. You can find it at any home improvement store.  

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@joshia they may work for a little while. The problem I find with those is they get too hot, so don’t put them directly on top of any sprouts you have. 3-4 inches from the base of the sprout should work

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@mayfly36 yeah, that’s what I was thinking, just to help the ground near the plants stay warm. Thank you!  

Answer 19

I got in

Answer 20

Thankfully haven’t planted yet but my hanging baskets will be moved into the garage.  

Answer 21

Cover those planted with towels and bring pots to garage

Answer 22

Great question! So glad you posted this.  

Answer 23

No plastic! Towel or a fabric will do!  

Answer 24

Did not plant yet waiting for Memorial Day Weekend

Answer 25

I cover them with a light blanket or sheets. Or bring them in the garage if they're in pots.  

Answer 26

We have a pop up shelter we are going to put over and attach some tarps.  

Answer 27

Im bringing my pots in. It will be crowded in my living room hahah

Answer 28

I have row covers and I'm thinking of covering my apple trees with sheets or blankets.  

Answer 29

All of my garden is perennials. I'm going to cover just a few areas that I know will suffer irreparable harm from freeze damage.  

Answer 30

Cover with a sheet at dusk. or cover with clear plastic

Answer 31

I never planted mine they're all in the dining room on garbage bags or in glass Pyrex so that I can water them all my shrubs I never plan and they're all in the garage

Answer 32

And this is exactly the reason you should not plant anything until after mother’s day