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Experts explain how to protect your plants ahead of cold snap

Plants at Rick's Garden Center, Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - As Southern Colorado braces for Monday night's cold front, gardening experts are giving advice on how to protect your plants from the low temperatures.

Daniel Hopper, the owner of Rick's Garden Center, said the cold snap will likely only put flowers and younger, newly planted shrubs and trees at risk. He said you should cover those plants with burlap bags.

"Bring it over the plant, cover it down to the ground. Try and capture the heat stored in the ground, keep the plant as warm as possible and hopefully above freezing," he said.

If you don't have burlap bags, Hopper said you can use bed sheets or plastic. If you use plastic, he explained you should leave some air between the plant and the plastic so it doesn't freeze.

Hopper also said you should water your plants tomorrow -- since moist soil holds heat longer than dry soil -- and throw down an extra layer of mulch for insulation.

He said most evergreens will likely be okay regardless their size.

Hopper and our meteorologists at KRDO suggest -- if you don't have time to get some yard work done tomorrow morning -- at least try and cover your plants and drop some mulch before sundown.

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