How do you handle bare root plants when it's too cold to
plant outside?
Dormant plants can be moved to the garden as soon as the
soil is workable. If this is not
possible store bare root plants in a refrigerator or other cold but frost free
location. If the plants started
growing you will need to pot them up and grow them indoors until the danger of
frost has passed. A cold frame or
floating row cover will allow you to move these and other transplants outdoors a
bit earlier. The covers hold the
heat near the plants protecting them from frost.