Preparing for Arctic weather
We’ve gotten calls from many people asking about protecting their plants during this coming cold weather. Here are some tips…
- Protect your pots! Whether they are ceramic, concrete or clay, cheap or expensive, and kind of pot will break if it gets moisture in a tiny crack and then freezes. Move them to the garage or wrap with blankets.
- Anything that hasn’t frozen yet probably won’t freeze now. There are a few plants that we use in our landscapes that may suffer — waxleaf ligustrum, oleanders and windmill palms will survive most winters, but may not make it through this kind of cold.
- If you want to protect tender plants, cover with light cloth — never cover with plastic.
- The heavy snow on Christmas Eve will actually help us. Plants that have already had some cold weather (and especially a lot of moisture) will handle severe cold better.
So don’t fret too much about your plants — protect your pipes, your pets and yourself and your neighbors!