Re: Presentations and frost death...

weather has been NUTS around here... also got one tree
that may or may not make it. Planted last fall and WAS
doing great... but looks like the frost got all the
buds!

Donna

--- Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
<4042N15@nationalhearing.com> wrote:

> > 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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