Petal Patch

Garden notes for beds, vases, and windowsills.

Beds and seasons · 2 min read

A frost cloth where you can find it

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A frost cloth where you can find it. What is in front of you is cloth for a night that might frost.

Do it in order

Handle it this way: stage the cloth before dusk. Wash the tool when you move to the next plant.

The usual miss

People lose cuttings and seedlings to a search for cloth after dark. Slow down there.

Finished means the cloth is by the door. If you are guessing, water less than you want to and look again tomorrow.

This sits in "Beds and seasons", written as a garden note rather than a catalog.

A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.