If you're scouring your closet for a jacket during frosty weather in spring or fall, chances are the plants in your garden are feeling the chill, too. Temperatures in the low 30°F range can kill vegetable crops and colorful flowering annuals like petunias and begonias. While you can't grab a jacket for your cucumber vines or pots of marigolds, you can learn how to protect plants from frost to help them survive cold snaps, as well as which species need frost protection and when you should take action.
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