Protecting your plants from cold temperatures

With the freezing weather continuing, delicate plants need protection in the overnight hours.

Nurseries across the Central Coast are preparing by covering sensitive plants.

Frost protection tarps can be purchased from local nurseries and hardware stores.

However, experts say covering plants with plastic, towels or bed sheets will also work to warm them by several degrees.

Avocados, citrus, hibiscus and succulents are some of the sensitive types of plants needing protection from freezing conditions.