41. Since 1960, New England has seen the last hard freeze come a day earlier every three years, extending the growing season. 42. Chilly air will pour into the southeastern states with a hard freeze expected Sunday night as far south as northern Florida. 43. Wednesday night and early Thursday, a hard freeze will occur as far south as the Gulf Coast and interior central Florida. 44. Given a hard freeze , old favorites will need to put energy into the new growth and may take longer to bloom. 45. After a hard freeze , lift the pot, cut the plant back and store the pot in a cool garage or basement. 46. A hard freeze could also leave a lot of dead vegetation, fuel for summer fires often sparked by lightning, Lushine said. 47. Once allergies are primed from high numbers like this, ragweed can be expected to be a problem until the first hard freeze . 48. Save seeds just in case you lose your plant in a hard freeze , and to start more plants to share with friends. 49. Early in the season, temperatures that thaw by midday and fall into hard freeze at night can make for some adventurous mornings. 50. Evergreens, shrubs and hardwoods will thank you for a fall planting; their roots still have time to get established before the hard freeze .
