WRAL's gardener discusses impacts of freezing forecast
With several days in next week's forecast that will see temperatures drop below freezing, plants that bloomed early will be in danger.
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WRAL gardener Tim Grissom says the recent warm weather pushed many plants to blossom three to four weeks early. The tender plants are especially susceptible to the extreme cold heading for the Triangle.
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Instead of covering them, Grissom said it's best to cut flowers that are in danger and display them in a house.
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Other plants, like blueberry bushes, can be helped with a cover. Some of the warmth already in the ground will help take care of the plants left outside when the mercury drops.
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