24-03-2025
Local shops see influx in customers as gardeners prepare for spring planting
Despite a lot of people being excited to start working on projects that come with the spring season, garden experts said you might want to hold off on planting for a bit.
While there are some plants, especially vegetables, that can do just fine in the cold, what really can hurt any plant is a frost.
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Plus, the ground hasn't had much time to warm up.
Bob Harris, general manager at Gerlach's Garden and Floral said it's a bit too early to start getting some things into the ground.
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'The young plants are usually very tender. People like to get them and get them out, but you could lose them very fast,' said Harris. 'Usually you have a good feel, but they always tell you after the last frost but you never know when that is going to be. A lot of people put them in and protect them, but when the ground is still cold, you're really not doing much.
Harris said what you can do is make sure you have seeds, fertilizer and any equipment ahead of time.
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