Many gardeners resort to using bedsheets to protect sensitive flowers and vegetables. But does covering plants with sheets really protect them from freezing temperatures?

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RAIL RIDERS UNTIL NEXT SUMMER. WHILE CALIFORNIA’S WINTER SEASON IS RELATIVELY SHORT COMPARED TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, TEMPERATURES GET COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR PLANTS. IF YOU’RE NOT ...

ST. LOUIS – During spring freezes, it’s important to protect your plants from sudden drops in temperature that can stunt growth or even kill new buds that are coming in. First things first, if you can ...

What steps can researchers take to combat crop viruses? This is what a recent study published in Nucleic Acids Research hopes to address as a team of researchers from Germany investigated a novel ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - After this week’s winter storm, some plant owners are hoping their outdoor plants will pull through. For the first time in seven years, Savannah saw snow, and as the snow and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Plants have been doing their thing without any help from us for millennia. But sometimes, no matter where ...

When the forecast says a frost is on the way, it’s a bit of a race against time to stop your garden from turning into a pile of mush. It’s gutting when you’ve spent months nurturing a plant only for a ...

Filling porch planters and pots with colorful flowers and foliage plants keeps your outdoor space bright and inviting well into fall. While mums easily survive light frost, plants that hail from ...