Colder weather is coming this week. As always, whenever the first cold snap hits in this season, gardeners panic just a little bit.
Remember that this will not be a hard freeze.
Temperatures below 30 degrees are a hard freeze and cause a lot of damage to tender plants. However, these temperatures we're expecting aren't going to cause a great deal of damage, so relax a bit.
In fact, chilly weather is good for plants in our landscape.
Our mild fall weather doesn't give plants a strong signal that it's time to go dormant for the winter. These cold snaps help our landscape plants to "harden off," as we say, or to get used to the cold and get ready for the cold and be ready to tolerate the freezes.