| Frost is the condition that occurs when | | | | garden in a matter of minutes. But there is hope, |
| temperatures reach a low enough level to turn | | | | well for us gardeners anyway; you will still have to |
| moisture into ice. Usually you will hear the term | | | | scrape away at those windows if you want to |
| frost more so when the overnight dew that gets | | | | drive your car. |
| formed on your front lawn or on your car | | | | The United States Department of Agriculture has |
| freezes. | | | | a great website (just do a Google search on the |
| If you do not live in an area affected by | | | | name United States Department of Agriculture) |
| temperatures that drop near or below thirty-two | | | | that gives you detailed frost maps of the entire |
| degrees then you probably never experienced | | | | country. These maps can tell you when your area |
| frost conditions. For those of us that live in areas | | | | will be hit with the first frost of the season and |
| where you can get frost then you know every | | | | of course the last frost of the season. |
| well how aggravating it can be sometimes. | | | | If you are an avid gardener such as me, you can |
| You get up early in the morning, go out to your | | | | use these maps and this information to time your |
| car, put the key into the ignition, turn the car on | | | | garden just right so that when your plants go into |
| and you are ready to leave, except the fact that | | | | the ground there will be very little chance they |
| the dew froze overnight and now you have frost | | | | get hit with frost. I say very little because you |
| on your windows. You can't see out of them | | | | never can fully predict weather conditions. I will |
| therefore you get out the trusty old ice scraper | | | | take the final frost date for my area and add a |
| and start chiseling away at the stuff so you can | | | | week or two to just to make sure. That still |
| get on your way. | | | | gives me plenty of time to have a great garden. |
| As annoying as frost can be for your early | | | | Whether it's your earlier morning drive or making |
| morning commute it can be devastating to your | | | | sure the vegetables in your garden do not get |
| crops if you are a gardener, especially if you | | | | wiped out you should be keeping an eye on the |
| grow vegetables that require stable, warmer | | | | frost conditions in your are. By monitoring the |
| temperatures like cucumbers, or peppers. | | | | conditions you can be well prepared to handle |
| Frost conditions can literally wipe out your entire | | | | frost when it occurs. |