Sub-Zero Weather Can Benefit Your Garden & Landscape

by Susan @learning and yearning

Yes, our gardens need protection from winter weather. Mulch should be used to protect roots and the soil around perennials and young trees, and tender bulbs should be dug up. But that is not to say that bitter cold does not have its benefits.

sub zero weather can benefit your garden landscape, flowers, gardening, perennials, Some of the most challenging years in the garden that I have experienced have been those after a mild winter Insects disease and rodents are just more prevalent in those years

Some of the most challenging years in the garden that I have experienced have been those after a mild winter. Insects, disease, and rodents are just more prevalent in those years.

sub zero weather can benefit your garden landscape, flowers, gardening, perennials, We should expect to see less insect damage this coming season because of the bitter cold temperatures this winter

We should expect to see less insect damage this coming season because of the bitter cold temperatures this winter.

sub zero weather can benefit your garden landscape, flowers, gardening, perennials, The emerald ash borer the wooly adelgid aphid and the gypsy moth have all been wreaking havoc in the past decade or so

The emerald ash borer, the wooly adelgid aphid, and the gypsy moth have all been wreaking havoc in the past decade or so.

sub zero weather can benefit your garden landscape, flowers, gardening, perennials, Below freezing temperatures help to keep plant disease in check

Below freezing temperatures help to keep plant disease in check.

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Elizabeth Dwyer Simpson on Mar 21, 2014
Here in MA we have had our share of freezing temps which lots of people are tired of which is perfectly understandable. But I have a lot of gardening friends that I'm not sure t know what having freezing temps can do to lower the amount of of bugs, fungus etc. come gardening weather. Mother Nature always at work!

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Kathleen M on Apr 25, 2014
I wonder if winter was harsh enough to kill the artillery fungus that came with my mulch last year :(

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- Susan @learning and yearning on Apr 25, 2014
  @Kathleen M Hmmm. Not so sure about that.
  
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