LIGHT FROST WARNING! It doesn’t seem possible for the chance of frost to be coming already but in the northern part of Michigan they have already had frost and sleet. Keep an eye on the low temperatures so you can cover any annual plants you want to keep.
If you don’t want to save your vegetable plants, pick any remaining crop that is sensitive to the frost and let it ripen inside. Cover all flowering annuals and all tropicals. I use double layers of old sheets, towels, pails, cardboard, newspaper (if it isn’t windy) or anything you find that will cover the top of the plants without crushing them.
We still have a lot of pleasantly warm days ahead to enjoy our gardens so it might be worth the effort to cover your plants for a little while. Be sure to uncover them in the morning when the temperature warms up a bit.
