{"id":10739,"date":"2021-12-24T21:59:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=10739"},"modified":"2021-12-24T21:59:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T21:59:05","slug":"preparing-for-a-cold-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/24\/preparing-for-a-cold-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for a Cold Snap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The forecast for Seattle is for a chilly, potentially snowy Christmas, with subsequently colder and colder days with lows the rest of the week of 36, 28, 21, 15, 18, 18, and 24 degrees before it gets back above freezing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tender plants were already in the greenhouse, but there are some less tender but more precious plants that needed to get some protection. This included 13 pots of dahlias that had been on the driveway and all of the Tonsai starts, which are between four and ten years old and too important to lose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the dahlia pots, all lined up\u2013a baker\u2019s dozen of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n