Floating Row Cover
Covering Plants For Winter
Floating Row Cover
Covering Plants For Winter

Covering Plants For Winter

$262.98


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Our covering plants for winter is designed to shield plants and trees from frost damage during cold weather. Made from 2.5-ounce spunbound fabric, it features built-in UV inhibitors while allowing water and air to flow through to the plants underneath. The seams are sewn rather than glued, ensuring superior durability and performance. By maintaining a higher temperature beneath the cover than the surrounding air, this protective layer helps extend both the harvest and flowering periods. Available in various sizes, it offers versatile protection for different plant types and sizes.

Product Specifics

  • Material:  Polypropylene
  • Size: Various
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Frost Protection Fabrics

  • Resists UV degradation
  • Allows air, water, and nutrients to pass through the fabric
  • Keeps air below fabric warmer than air outside of it

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Covering Plants for Winter: A Critical Step to Protecting Your Landscape

As temperatures drop and winter approaches, many gardeners and landscape professionals face the challenge of protecting delicate plants, shrubs, and young trees from frost damage and harsh cold winds. Without proper protection, even hardy plants can suffer significant stress, leading to stunted growth, reduced flowering, and in some cases, plant loss.

Our Covering Plants for Winter fabric is specifically engineered to address these challenges, offering reliable frost protection while preserving healthy air and moisture flow. Below, we explore why covering plants for winter is essential and how our product provides a superior solution.

Why You Need to Cover Plants in Winter

1. Protection from Frost and Freezing Temperatures
Cold snaps and prolonged frosts can damage plant tissues, especially in young or tender plants that have not yet fully matured. Covering plants for winter creates a protective barrier that insulates them from extreme cold, reducing the risk of cell damage and dieback.

2. Shielding from Drying Winds and Ice
In addition to frost, dry winter winds and ice buildup can strip moisture from plants, causing dehydration and broken branches. A proper cover helps shield plants from these elements, preserving their natural moisture balance and preventing structural damage.

3. Extending Flowering and Harvest Periods
For certain perennials, vegetables, and fruit trees, maintaining a stable, warmer microclimate beneath the cover allows them to continue producing beyond the typical end of the season, extending both harvest and bloom periods well into colder months.

Plants with Frost

Frost on Young Plants

Key Features of Our Winter Plant Covers

2.5-Ounce Spunbound Fabric for Maximum Protection
Our covering fabric is made from heavy-duty 2.5 oz spunbound material, designed to offer significant insulation against cold while remaining light enough to prevent crushing delicate plants. This optimal balance of weight and protection makes it suitable for a wide range of plants, from shrubs to garden beds.

Built-In UV Inhibitors for Long-Term Use
Unlike temporary or disposable options, our fabric contains UV inhibitors to resist sun degradation, ensuring multiple seasons of reliable use without weakening or tearing. This is critical when covers remain in place for extended periods.

Breathable and Permeable Design
Even as it guards against frost, the material allows air and water to pass through, preventing condensation buildup and ensuring that plants continue receiving necessary moisture and oxygen. This breathable design helps prevent mold and rot, common issues with non-permeable plastic covers.

Sewn Seams for Durability
All seams are sewn, not glued, resulting in greater strength and resistance to tearing, even under windy or icy conditions. This construction ensures long-term reliability, making the fabric a worthy investment for annual use.

How Winter Covers Work: Creating a Protective Microclimate

When installed properly, our winter plant covers trap warmer air around the plant while still permitting essential airflow. This creates a microclimate that can be several degrees warmer than the ambient temperature, offering crucial protection during sudden frost events or cold nights.

By moderating temperature swings and guarding against wind exposure, the covers reduce stress on plants, helping them survive the winter and emerge healthier in spring.

Versatile Sizing for a Range of Applications

Understanding that landscapes vary in size and plant types, our covering plants for winter fabric is available in multiple sizes, allowing users to protect anything from small flowering beds to larger shrubs and trees. Whether you need a compact wrap for a single plant or large sheets for an entire garden row, we offer customizable solutions to fit your needs.

Practical Examples of Use

• Protecting ornamental shrubs and perennials from early frosts in fall and late frosts in spring.
• Covering vegetable garden beds to extend the harvest of cold-sensitive crops like tomatoes and peppers.
• Shielding young fruit trees from freezing temperatures and ice accumulation that could damage new growth.
• Wrapping sensitive container plants that are left outdoors during winter months.

Cabbage in Winter Time

Winter Frost on Plant

Conclusion: Don’t Leave Your Plants Exposed to Winter’s Harshness

Winter protection is not just for show — it’s a critical part of plant care that preserves the time, effort, and investment you've made in your landscape. Our Covering Plants for Winter fabric offers high-grade, durable, and breathable protection, giving your plants a fighting chance against the elements.

With reinforced sewn seams, UV protection, and heavy-duty spunbound construction, this cover stands out as a serious tool for serious growers and gardeners.