Plant your home garden early? Here's what you should know

Every year we see 70-degree temperatures in mid-April and every year it seems we’re turned into April fools when it snows the very next week.

Following the stay-at-home order and practicing social distancing may have you start growing a green thumb...but what if you already planted your gar know don wher caleb art?fox 55 saylor has more information to help you out.

Every year we see 70s in mid april and every year it seems we e turned into april fools when it snows the very next week.

Horticulture educator terri theisen with the purdue extension office here in allen coun not so much the snow as it is the ground temperature not terribly concerned with snow because snow works like a blanket for the plants that are there and it kind of just tucks them in a li when it it gets cold that we have an issue.

So, a couple of days ago it got a little too cold over night, so some of the plants may have seen some damage.

Planted a vegetable that grows best warm, you could have some trouble says lynda heavrin, manager of the community gardens with the fort wayne parks department he only problem is when people try to take the tropical plants we grow for gardens like tomatoes and peppers and squash, and try to put that in the ground now, they either rot or will just sit there until the ground warms up.

To plant something once the snow is gone, you can plant cold crops like snap peas, cabbage, carrots, and even potatoes die when n soil temps dip below freezing.

And e new to gardening, theisen says start small ry a couple of plants of things you really like to eat because if you are successful in the first year, you e more inclined to do it again.

Corner of the world, generally, think mom for when it time to plant other day safe d is when it to get out.

Moth day, you can start putting in those crops that can handle the cold and really like that warmth.

Fort wayne, caleb saylor, fox 55 news