Re: Frost/freeze tolerance

 If it isn't raining this afternoon, I will be more
than happy to help with this. I didn't feel well
yesterday so I didn't do more than a quick stroll
through the beds. Of course if it is raining I will
still help but it may take a couple of days to get the
report. 
  I do know..
 Northwest TN
 Our lowest temp was 25
 Two nights of below freezing temps.

 Lost
  Daughter of Stars
  Navy Blues
  Day Dreaming
  Captive
   

 Right now Pop Art is trying to open. This bloom was
covered for several days with a bucket. It doesn't
look bad at all.


--- pharcher@mindspring.com wrote:

> So as we all go through our gardens and survey the
> recent freeze damage I got to thinking.  It might be
> useful to the general gardener and breeders to know
> what varieties have potential for tolerance to frost
> and freezing.  Obviously this round of freezing
> applies only to the early bloomers and rebloomers.
> 
> I would be willing to keep a list of such
> observations assuming someone else isn't already
> doing so or wants me to take it over (haha). 
> 
> Going thruogh my garden I observed stalk and bud in
> sheath damage.  Most of the stalk damage generally
> occured on plants whose stalk tissue had emerged
> from the sheath.  some had absolutely no stalk damge
> and even less had any bud damage.  What I think
> would be beneficial is to know what varieties have
> very little or no stalk damage and just how cold it
> got outside.
> 
> So all it would involve is going out the the garden
> and observing what varieties survived and will bloom
> fairly normally and the actual overnight temp for
> how many days.
> 
> We dedicated growers are already going out to the
> garden to observe the damage.  It might simply a
> matter of writing down the details.
> 
> Might it also be worthwhile to note which ones did
> not make it?  Too much work?  Feedback please????
> 
> Here is my list as an example
> 
> 
> 
> Lowest overnight temp: 27 F
> Number of days below freezing: 4
> 
> Undamaged stalks:
> 
> Rosalie Figge
> Rose Princess
> Doubleday
> 2 Halston seedlings
> 4 Good Show seedlings
> 
> Damaged: 
> 
> Golden Immortal
> Lip service
> Champaign Frost
> Navajo Jewel
> Smoldering Fire 
> City Lights
> 
> 
> 
> Paul Archer
> Raleigh, NC
> 
>
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