5 Ways to Protect Your Plants From a Sudden Frost.
What is Frost?
Frost is defined as a thin layer of ice that forms when water vapor changes from a gas to a solid as it is exposed to temperatures below the freezing point.
Frost injures plants when water in the plant cells turn into ice crystals, which disrupts the movement of fluids and damages plant tissues
Cloudy nights help insulate the earth from sudden swings in temperature, but clear skies have a cooling effect that allows heat to escape into the atmosphere.
Calm conditions with little wind are more likely to reach a freezing point since very low air movement means warmer currents are not being distributed over the ground.
Clearly temperature is a major factor for frost, especially when there is moisture in the air (during foggy conditions or when dew is formed overnight) which promotes ice crystal formation.
How to Protect Your Plants from Frost
Frost may be deadly to our garden crops, but practicing a bit of vigilance and having some supplies at the ready can make a huge difference in protecting your delicate plants from the cold.
1. Water Plants in the Afternoon & water well before frost prediction
It may seem counterintuitive but keeping the soil moist can help protect plants from the cold.
Moist soil has an insulating effect, which radiates heat upward come nightfall.
When watering plants before a cold snap, be sure to do it in the midday when temperatures are still somewhat warm.
2. Bring Potted Plants Inside
When a frost is in the forecast, wait until dusk and move your potted plants and hanging baskets indoors.
Plants situated in containers are more prone to frost damage since they won’t benefit at all from the insulating powers of the earth, like in-ground plants would.
Potted plants are much more susceptible to root damage in colder temperatures.
Choose a place that isn’t too warm – as sudden changes in temperature can shock plants – such as a spot in your garage, shed, or basement.
3. Cover Up Individual Plants with a Cloche
A cloche is a bell shaped cover made from plastic or glass that helps keep smaller plants warm and cosy in cold weather.
You can also use plastic packets and garden grills/ trellis to cover your plants .
If you’re in a pinch, many things around the home can be used as a cloche.
An upside down bucket or flower pot would do the trick. Or cut off the bottoms of plastic bottles , jugs , cans and nestle them into the soil.
When using cloches to ward against frost, place them over your plants just before nightfall and uncover them in the morning so they can benefit from the warmth and energy of the sun.
3. Add a thick layer of mulch
Use moss grass, straw, wood chips, leaf mold, or even just a heap of leaves to provide crucial insulation for the plants’ root systems below ground. Mulch heavily, to a depth between 3 to 6 inches, to create a good barrier.
Leave an inch or two opening around the central stalk so that the warmth of the soil can travel up through the plant.
Although mulching your garden beds is one of the best things you can do to keep things low maintenance, you’ll want to pull some of this protective mulch away when the weather warms up.
5. Give them a cover .
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To protect a larger group of plants, simply cover them up with blankets, bed sheets, towels, or drop cloths.
Before laying down the fabric, place several stakes around your plants so that when your cover them, it creates a tent-like structure.
Place space blankets on top of plastic covers.
6. Wrap Your Trees
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