In temperate areas of the world (where winters can be cold and long), it is a good thing for your plants when it snows. Snow is actually an excellent insulator. Surface ground temperatures underneath a thick blanket of snow will stay fairly constant around 32 degrees even if the outside air above the snow is [...]
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Plant Adaptation for Freezing Temperatures
It’s amazing how plants can adapt and survive even in some of the most severe of climates. In the case of freezing cold, many plants have developed a unique adaptation that allows for their survival in this weather extreme. The adaptation is made possible by an anti-freeze protein. Plants such as evergreens that grow year-round, [...]
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