11.   After a hard freeze, lift the pot, cut the plant back and store the pot in a cool garage or basement.

12.   But a hard freeze can still come early and kill bushes, and a drought can dry them up when growers do not have irrigation systems.

13.   But in the barnyard, a week of horse traffic has barely knocked the peaks off the mud-ridges that formed when the last hard freeze came.

14.   Early in the season, temperatures that thaw by midday and fall into hard freeze at night can make for some adventurous mornings.

15.   Except for large urban areas, a hard freeze is likely Wednesday night over much of the Northeast.

16.   From September until hard freeze, the arugula is pristine.

17.   Generous layering of blankets will help during a hard freeze, but the plant may suffer damage.

18.   Hard freeze or not, more experts are joining the EPA team in Libby.

19.   Ideally, there should be a hard freeze every night and days with temperatures above freezing for good tapping.

20.   If you eventually plant a citrus in the garden, you must be prepared to protect it during a hard freeze.