Guys, I planted some apple trees a few months ago into some mulch in my front yard. As usual in the winter time in North Carolina we are on the tail end of a 2 week warm spell where temps got up to almost 80 degrees a few days. The seeds already germinated and are about an inch tall. Worried that the coming cold weather and mid 20s night temps will kill the seedlings. Obviously I could cover them with something, but wanted to see if anyone had any thoughts on their prospects for survival.
thanks,
Matt