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New Jersey Gardening
alisonn_gw

Early Spring--nice--unless there's a frost...

14 years ago

I'm wondering--how badly will my perennials be affected if it does, indeed, go down to the twenties this coming week, as predicted? I'm thinking of throwing a tarp over everything possible and just crossing my fingers that night.

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