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2. Here Are the Best Ways to Protect Your Plants from Frost - AOL

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   Use a frost blanket: Cover plants, trees, and shrubs with frost blanket when temperatures drop. These blankets, available in materials like UV-resistant polypropylene fabric and natural burlap ...

3. Should You Bring Planters In During Freezing ... - AOL

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   Gifford says you can also cover or insulate your outdoor containers with materials like burlap, frost blankets, plastic sheeting or tarps, or even old towels. ... For frost-sensitive plants, 32 ...

4. 14 Outdoor Plants That'll Survive All Winter Long - AOL

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   This plant is especially great for monarch butterflies, as they rely on it for laying their eggs—but its nectar-filled flowers attract birds and other pollinators, too. Zones: 3 to 9 Size: 2 to ...

5. Row cover - Wikipedia

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   Row cover is a lightweight synthetic, such as clear plastic (polyethylene) or spunbonded polyester called horticultural fleece. Plastic covers are elevated above plants on a supporting framework such as wire hoops to form a low tunnel. (Plastic placed directly on the ground is mulch.) Fleece covers can be placed directly on plants or on ...

6. Horticulture - Wikipedia

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   Plants require specific temperatures to grow and develop properly. Temperature can be controlled through a variety of methods. Covering plants with plastic in the form of cones called hot caps, or tunnels, can help to manipulate the surrounding temperature. Mulching is also an effective method to protect outdoor plants from frost during the winter.

7. Frost resistance - Wikipedia

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   The loss of frost resistance occurs after warming. Rapid temperature fluctuations during winter deharden trees and increase the risk of spring damage. [5] Species that bloom first even before the leaves develop like apricots or peaches, are particularly vulnerable to damage. The reproductive organs, due to their abundant hydration, are easily ...