Spencer, IA (KICD)– It looks like Mother Nature is ready to unleash her first found of freezing conditions of the season on at least parts of the area tonight which means those with outdoor plants they want to save should take some action.
Bob Fullhart from Del’s Garden Center in Spencer tells KICD News any plants with blooms are susceptible to damage from a first freeze but there are a couple of ways to keep the frost from really setting in.
Fullhart says there are some plants that will see little to no effect from an early season freeze like this.
What about those non-fruit producing plants that we may still have outside?
The potential freezing conditions are only expected to stick around for one night before we start to warm up a bit moving toward the end of the week.
You can hear our full conversation with Del’s Garden Center on preparing for the first freeze by going to the “Podcast Page” on kicdam.com.