Frost can sneak up quickly, especially during the colder months, and it can cause serious harm to your plants. Knowing how to protect your plants from frost damage helps ensure they stay healthy and ...

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

If you're looking for tips for protecting your plants from frost this season, you've come to the right place. And the best part is, you can build these protections yourself without wasting any money.

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 ...

Even cold-hardy plants may need extra protection during severe winter weather. Shield winter veggies, figs, tender perennials, potted plants, and evergreens from hard freezes. Use mulch, coverings, ...

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 ...

Last week’s sunny spell had lots of us out in the garden, and my local garden centre was the busiest I’ve seen it in months. Now the frosty mornings have returned, you might be wondering what to do ...

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 ...

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in agriculture and horticulture. They were developed by researchers at the Martin ...