How Does The Ground Thaw? And Are We On Schedule?

CBS Minnesota

March 16, 2022

A week filled with temperatures in the 50s has Minnesotans excited to embrace the warmth, and hopefully see their yards thaw out.

We wanted to know: How does the ground thaw? And are we on schedule? Jeff Wagner learned gardeners can’t get too excited just yet.

As snow mounds melt and field ponds form, our eyes tell us the thaw has begun. On the University of Minnesota St. Paul campus, a “frost tube” helps state climatologist Pete Boulay truly understand the depth of the frozen soil.

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