Using Hot Caps To Protect Tender Plants

Lettuce plants growing under hot caps

Vegetable gardens are limited by the growing season, but there are things you can do to extend it. Get more out of your veggie patch with hot caps for plants that keep them warm enough to survive early spring or late fall frosts. What Are Hot Caps for Plants? Hot caps, or hot hats, for plants are just covers for plants designed to keep them warm. If you have never used a hot cap, you have probably seen them in other gardens. A plastic bucket tipped over a plant might have looked unusual, but now you know that was a hot cap. The goal of hot caps for gardens is to prevent stress and damage to plants on the edges of the growing season, most often when starting tender new plants in spring. The balance must be right for a hot cap to work. It should be warm enough under […]

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