Spring is an exciting time for gardeners.
Plants begin to wake up from their winter sleep and flowers show their colors.
But this time of year can also be the most dangerous period for plants because the weather can quickly change from nice to nasty. Planting too early can be hazardous to your plants' health. Only a small percentage are established plants that have been in the ground for at least a season or two and have had a chance to prepare themselves for sudden and extreme drops in temperature. Instead, the vast majority of victims are newly planted plants that have been stuck in the ground by gardeners a little too eager to get a jump on the growing season. What sends those plants to an early grave are air temperatures that produce either a frost or, worse yet, a freeze.