The mild February temperatures may be leading to early blooming flower and plants.
But, with the threat of a cold snap still in the forecast we spoke with gardening expert Doug Oster who says there’s really nothing you can do about it.
“Don’t go out and try to cover the daffodils, forsythias, or crabapples. These plants have been dealing with these swings in weather for a very long time. Worst case scenario, the buds will be frozen out but you’ll see the flowers again next year,” Oster said.
Oster says it’s also a good time to begin growing plants indoors. While everyone has a certain technique, Oster says there’s one key element.
“The number one thing to know about that is you need a strong light source,” Oster said. “The mistake people make is that they try to grow it on their window sill; we just don’t have long enough days. Nowadays, we have all these LED light sources which are very bright and very inexpensive to run.”
Oster says tomatoes and peppers are popular plants to start indoors.
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