THE REST OF YOUR FORECAST COMING UP. ALL RIGHT CHRIS, THANK YOU. AS TEMPERATURES START TO DIP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, PEOPLE ARE PREPARING THEIR PLANS TO BRACE FOR THE COLD. REPORTER RACHEL WILLIAMS IS LIVE WITH SOME HELPFUL TIPS. RACHEL. WELL, ONE OF THE FIRST TIPS THAT THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW WHICH ONE OF YOUR PLANTS CAN HANDLE THE COLD AND WHICH ONES CAN’T. AS WE’VE MENTIONED, THE PREDICTED TEMPERATURES THAT ARE COMING IS THE COLDEST AIR THAT SOUTH FLORIDA HAS SEEN SINCE 2010. NOW, I SPOKE WITH LEADERS AT THE ONE STOP GARDEN SHOP IN PALM BEACH GARDENS, AND LEADERS THERE SAY THEIR STORES ARE ALSO TAKING PRECAUTIONS THEY HAVEN’T TAKEN IN OVER A DECADE. THEY SAY IT’S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT FRAGILE YOUNG AND TROPICAL PLANTS FROM THE COLD. TEMPERATURES. TODAY, STORE MANAGERS TELL ME SOME CUSTOMERS ARE ALREADY PREPARING THEIR PLANTS BY BUYING A FROST CLOTH, WHICH IS NOW SOLD OUT AT OLDER STORES. A FROST CLOTH IS LIKE A FLEECE OR A PLASTIC TARP THAT GOES OVER YOUR PLANTS. INDOOR PLANTS ARE SAFE FROM THE COLD SNAP, BUT THERE. BUT IF THERE IS A PLANT THAT’S BY THE WINDOW, YOU MAY WANT TO MOVE IT. IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BRING IN PLANTS, THAN DO SO. YOU KNOW, AS AN INSURANCE POLICY, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PLANTS ARE OKAY. OF COURSE, IF THEY CAN’T BE BROUGHT IN PRECAUTIONS LIKE WATERING RIGHT UP UNTIL THE FREEZE EVENT WILL HELP KEEP THEM ALIVE. WATER IN THE SOIL CONDUCTS HEAT BETTER THAN DRY SOIL. LOTS OF GREAT TIPS THERE. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A FROST CLOTH, LEADERS RECOMMEND THAT YOU COULD GO TO GOODWILL AND BUY A CHEAPER FLEECE. THAT WAY YOU CAN STILL KEEP YOUR PLANTS NICE AND S
South Florida residents prepare plants for coldest temperatures since 2010
Updated: 8:33 PM EST Jan 28, 2026
As temperatures in South Florida are set to drop to their lowest since 2010, residents are preparing their plants to withstand the cold by identifying which plants can endure the cold and which cannot.Leaders at “One Stop Garden Shop” in Palm Beach Gardens are taking precautions they haven’t implemented in over a decade to protect fragile, young, and tropical plants from the cold. Store managers report that customers are already buying frost cloths, which are now sold out. A frost cloth acts like a fleece or plastic tarp to cover plants.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsIndoor plants are generally safe from the cold snap, but those near windows may need to be moved.”If you have the ability to bring in plants, then do so, you know, as an insurance policy just to make sure that the plants are okay,” said Samantha Hudon, nursery manager and horticulturist. “Of course, if they can’t be brought in, precautions like watering right up until the freeze event will help keep them alive. Water in the soil conducts heat better than dry soil.”For those without a frost cloth, Hudon recommends using cheaper fleece from Goodwill to protect plants.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. —
As temperatures in South Florida are set to drop to their lowest since 2010, residents are preparing their plants to withstand the cold by identifying which plants can endure the cold and which cannot.
Leaders at “One Stop Garden Shop” in Palm Beach Gardens are taking precautions they haven’t implemented in over a decade to protect fragile, young, and tropical plants from the cold. Store managers report that customers are already buying frost cloths, which are now sold out. A frost cloth acts like a fleece or plastic tarp to cover plants.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Indoor plants are generally safe from the cold snap, but those near windows may need to be moved.
“If you have the ability to bring in plants, then do so, you know, as an insurance policy just to make sure that the plants are okay,” said Samantha Hudon, nursery manager and horticulturist. “Of course, if they can’t be brought in, precautions like watering right up until the freeze event will help keep them alive. Water in the soil conducts heat better than dry soil.”
For those without a frost cloth, Hudon recommends using cheaper fleece from Goodwill to protect plants.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.