01/15/2026
🥶🌷 ATTENTION FLORIDA!
FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING!!! PROTECT YOUR HAPPY PLANTS GARDENS BY WATERING THIS AFTERNOON!
Watering your garden thoroughly the night before a freeze is a proven method to help insulate plants, as moist soil retains more heat from the day and releases it slowly at night, protecting roots from deep freezing, with the added benefit that water releases latent heat as it freezes, further warming the immediate environment. Watered soil (moist) holds significantly more heat than dry soil (which has insulating air pockets), acting like a warm blanket for the root systems, so it's a great strategy, especially for shallow-rooted plants.
Why it works:
Heat Retention: Water absorbs and stores more solar heat during the day than dry soil and radiates it slowly as temperatures drop, keeping soil and roots warmer.
Insulation: Moist soil slows the pe*******on of cold, preventing it from reaching the delicate root systems as deeply or quickly as it would in dry ground.
Latent Heat Release: As water freezes, it releases energy (heat), providing a temporary warmth that can help plants survive the coldest parts of the night.
