Would it be wise to mulch my herb garden if the weather calls for light snow?
January 31, 2010 by admin
Filed under Herb Garden
Sun. and Mon. I have already cleaned my herb garden out and last year the frost killed my Lavender and several others. temps have been in the 70’s but they are calling for light snow on sun. Everthing is coming up and looking good. should I worry?
Mulch will not help. It is cold air, rather than cold ground that will damage the plants. If you think the temperature will drop really low, cover the plants temporarily with sacking or some other wind shield.
Lavender is fairly cold-hardy, so I am surprised yours was killed with cold. It is more likely to have died in the winter from getting too wet — it needs well drained soil.
No, don’t worry. Snow isn’t the culprit as far as plants are concerned – hard frost is. The ground has warmed up sufficiently that you don’t have to worry.
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It would depend on how the weather has been!
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Mulch will not help. It is cold air, rather than cold ground that will damage the plants. If you think the temperature will drop really low, cover the plants temporarily with sacking or some other wind shield.
Lavender is fairly cold-hardy, so I am surprised yours was killed with cold. It is more likely to have died in the winter from getting too wet — it needs well drained soil.
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