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By DIANE RELF
Extension Consumer Horticulturist
Although we can’t get a definitive answer from our plants, winter weather probably bothers them just as it bothers us. If not properly conditioned, any plant in the landscape can fall victim to winter woes. However, there are several ways you can toughen your plants.
First, some plants, like annual flowers and tender perennials grown as annuals in this climate, cannot withstand any freezing weather regardless of how many toughening techniques you employ. The only way to preserve the beauty of these plants is to dig them and move them indoors where you may enjoyed the potted annuals until they complete the oneyear growth cycle. The tender perennials may survive the winter if brought indoors and kept growing in bright light. They can be set out again after the danger of frost has passed in spring.
Plants Can Be Damaged Before Temperature Drops to Freezing
_ Remember, it doesn’t always take 32 F to free a plant. Frost can form at 3'6 F or even 38 F on cool, clear nights, spelling the end for tender plants outdoors. Covering plants with tarps is of some value, particularly in avoiding frost a temperatures about 32 F.
If you plan to pot some tender plants to overwinter inside, get them indoors before temperatures dip below 50 F. Move inside potted plants that have spent the summer outdoors as well.
Now, consider the trees, shrubs and hardy perennials in the year. Watering is a plant-saving practice for winter as well as summer. By holding back on water in early autumn, you can cause plants to slow their growth
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