Frozen Soil okay?
Hi all! I have a question about my outdoor plants. I’m a newbie with outdoor potted plants & don’t know if frozen soil is okay? I have creeping phlox in hanging planters & creeping Jenny. I left for vacation & came back to my plants looking yellow & droopy. I’m in zone 7b in Virginia & rained recently (according to my plant sitter) & been erratic weather. It’s my first winter with them, so when I got my moisture meter to check the soil it was frozen solid. Do I bring them indoors to thaw out? I know both are perennials & can handle cold but is frozen soil going to kill them? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewPlantMom #CreepingJenny #Phlox
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Even if they are perennial, the pot put of the ground could cause the roots to get colder than usual. Perennials in the ground are more hardy, in my experience. I live in PA so we gets lots of cold weather here. I try not leave anything in planters over the winter.