Re: Presentations and frost death...

> Many of our
> younger trees took a severe beating...baby leaves frostbitten to a
> crisp. I'm not sure how they'll recover as every leaf on each of them is
> dead. Do you think they'll bud again and put out new leaves?

Melody,
We went down to 29 the other night and most everything was ok - a little of
what you described, but mostly ok.  However, I had a Mackia tree in a 5
gallon pot that came from Forest Farm almost a month ago, so I figured it
would be ok, but all it's leaves suffered and are not bouncing back.  I hope
someone more knowledgeable will pitch in with a response to your "Do you
think they'll bud again and put out new leaves?"

Kitty
BTW - glad the presentation went so well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melody " <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 3:51 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Presentations and frost death...


> Just thought I'd let you all know how my presentations went at the
> daycare yesterday...total chaos with that many kids but we had a blast!!
> Every single one of the 60+ kids was so totally into the gardening
> experience...one little boy a bit much so...he got in one good bite of
> potting soil before his teacher could stop him...cracked me up!!! Got
> lots and lots of super big hugs...and many invites from the kids and
> teachers to come back again.
>
>
> Took a stroll around my garden last night after I got home from ball
> practice...lots of frost damage and a few casualties I'm afraid from the
> cold weather we had. My bleeding hearts, miniature iris, tulips,
> hyacinths, and other assorted plants are now pretty much all done in for
> the season, a bit prematurely but they'll be okay next year. Many of our
> younger trees took a severe beating...baby leaves frostbitten to a
> crisp. I'm not sure how they'll recover as every leaf on each of them is
> dead. Do you think they'll bud again and put out new leaves? Many of the
> emerging hostas got the tips of their leaves nipped...curled under but
> I'm sure they'll survive fine. The peonies actually surprised
> me...little bit of leaf curl but other wise not bad. They are already
> huge and are likely several weeks away from blooming yet. Same with the
> roses...little bit of leaf curl or droop but otherwise good. Doesn't
> seem to have bothered the larger iris, the daylilies, or many of the
> other perennials at all. Ceres and Mardi...how did your gardens fare?
> Aren't you glad warm weather is on the way again?...supposed to be in
> the 70's by weekend here.
>
>
> Now that warmer weather has finally arrived, I added some new plants
> yesterday to the school garden I put in last year. Mostly annuals but a
> couple of perennials that are already in bloom just for some
> color...because of the cold weather nothing in that garden is blooming
> yet and it definitely needed color until it fills in a little more. I
> was very amazed at how the soil had improved in just one year...last
> year when I dug it it was very heavy clay. I added some amendments and
> made sure I worked it in well before planting. Much, much looser soil
> structure this year I noticed yesterday...filled with earthworms that
> hadn't been there last year. Yeah!
>
>
> Yesterday I did the school planting, the day care presentation and
> softball practice. Today I have Morgan's Brownies, Meg's orthodontia
> appointment and Mark's 4-H. I'm glad the school year is about over as it
> means the end of 4-H (except for fair week!), Brownies, religion
> education, and piano lessons for the summer. Religion education finishes
> up on Saturday for the year with our annual party...I must be crazy
> because I'm taking 30 kids bowling!!! But with the end of all these
> things comes the chance to have more time in the garden...just in time
> for warmer weather...yeah!!
>
>
> Melody
> Hills, IA  zone 5
>
>
>
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