Temperatures around minus 20 Thursday morning rose to 60 degrees above on Friday last week. That was a stunning swing. But just maybe it didn't hurt plants as much as we might think. By Friday night, the temperature was plunging again, and the snow was falling, re-insulating the ground, where the soil temperature is surprisingly moderate. [<strong><a href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/35440/20180115/did-plants-sleep-through-the-80-degree-temperature-swing-maybe">full story</a></strong>]

Temperatures around minus 20 Thursday morning rose to 60 degrees above on Friday last week. That was a stunning swing. But just maybe it didn't hurt plants as much as we might think. By Friday night, the temperature was plunging again, and the snow was falling, re-insulating the ground, where the soil temperature is surprisingly moderate. [full story]

Temperatures around minus 20 Thursday morning rose to 60 degrees above on Friday last week. That was a stunning swing. But just maybe it didn't hurt plants as much as we might think. By Friday night, the temperature was plunging again, and the snow was falling, re-insulating the ground, where the soil temperature is surprisingly moderate. [<strong><a href="https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/35440/20180115/did-plants-sleep-through-the-80-degree-temperature-swing-maybe" rel="noopener noreferrer">full story</a></strong>]

Did plants sleep through the 80-degree temperature swing? Maybe.

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