The Growing Season

The Growing Season, Oct. 19, 2024 - Frost


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Stay frosty…

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the cold, hard facts about frost and it’s relation to the plants in your garden.

The Growing Season gets chilly.

What exactly is frost? The trio explain.

Does frost affect leaf drop on your deciduous plants?

High frost vs. low frost - the battle rages on.

Thickly leaved plants seem to tolerate frost. Ligularia, sedums and various hostas are known to be frost tolerant.

A simple sprinkler system might be the thing to delay frost damage. Mowing your lawn and frost. Is there a danger to your lawn if you’re mowing a frosty lawn?

Sheets and blankets are also used to protect against frost.

Bark thickness and cold temperatures is discussed. Specifically fruit trees.

Does frost affect plants that are blooming? Does frost affect blooms in similar ways to leaves?

Matt outlines how deciduous trees drop leaves.

Fall bulbs, garlic and winter wheat become a focus with relation to frost.

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