What Are You Doing To Protect Your Spring Garden From Frost

I don't have a garden this year. I did plant some flowers but they haven't come up yet. However it does look like the leaves on my crepe myrtle are turning brown this morning.

We only plan seeds and plants that will withstand frost this early. So far we do not have anything out and up that will need protection. In West Virginia, we get frost till next month. Our potatoes will probably get bit before then but they will just come back stronger than before.

not sure about plastic I have read cover with a cloth or burlap bags . Glad I dont have that problem here I just have to worry about heat later in the summer time but we are to be in 90s today. Unbeilevable that the south is to have a frost this late but then it is Easter weekend

Well I didnt plant anything yet because we always have frost like this and its always good to wait before planting. I hope you dont lose your plants because of the frost. I usually start my planting at the end of Arpril. Then I know they will be safe.

I've protected my spring garden by situating it well into zone 9. ;p (Sorry, couldn't resist!) I'd be worried about plastic bags burning my plants when the sun came up. In years that we have experienced a frost, I've used cotton sheets to protect my plants, and generally have had good success with that. Good luck & stay warm!

Just what you did...we cover with plastic....actually, we start a few weeks before the last frost , build a frame around the garden ond cover it with plastic...it is like a hot house and we get a jump on the growing season. For some plants then, we do 2 plantings..get twice as much

I don't have that problem where I am but I have heard about the unseasonably cold weather that you guys are getting. It always does so much damage to all the plants and trees that are already blooming. Good luck with saving your plants and flowers.

I usually do not plant anything until after the frost date....otherwise I would cover them with old light blankets, or even a tarp works good. - DNatureofDTrain

Everything in my garden is very hardy .. it's just grass and a couple of hedges .. so nothing spoils whatever the weather .. I have never been a gardener .. I get no enjoyment from it and have always thought it's just hard work .. I think I have 'black thumbs' rather than green thumbs as all the plants I have bought over the years simply die away ..

Mine are still in their straw beds with a laye of burlap. I just take the burlap off during the day and cover them back up at night. It is still too cold here to completely uncover anything.

I know just that one technique-Covering the plants with plastic bags and praying that the weather doesn't play spoil sport.It's better to grow frost hardy plants so they can stand the change in weather.

Luckily I think we are past the worst of the weather. I actually moved some of my hardier houseplants outside today and placed them in a sheltered, warm part of the patio. When the weather is still poor, I rely on mulch to protect my delicate plants. It can be bracken or fleece, depending on how bad the cold snap is. I can just let it break down and enrich the soil, or pull the fleece off when it warms up.

here in the mid atlantic area it is still to early to plant we have received about 3 inches of snow the last few days...i think your plants will be fine if you covered them...good luck i hope you dont have to re-plant

out here in the pacific northwest there are lots of us who buy plastic just to cover our plants to make the season long enough for things like the tomatoes. The thing to keep in mind is that once it starts to warm up during the day your plants WILL burn. The way to deal with this is to simply protect the plants from the frost (which will happen at night) then, in the MORNING take the plastic off. That is it! I imagine that if you are using garbage bags they are not clear plastic..you would want to get the plastic off for the light alone. The plastic should save your plants just fine.