Re: CULT: cold & this n that

Linda writes:
 
> Timing is important - any freeze below about 25oF, six 
to eight weeks
> (or less) <before> normal bloom time seems to be the 
critical window of
> time.  My peak bloom is early May, & past experience 
tells me that any
> really hard freeze (below 25o) after the middle of March 
will cause
> problems.

This scenario sounds right to me, but my peak is early to 
mid April.  That is probably why there ALWAYS seems to be 
some stunted and bizarre bloom stalks on many early TBs, 
because those plants would never have not had freezing 
temps during bud formation.  Some plants seem more 
resistant to the effects of those freezes, though.  Freeze 
resistant plants.  

Donald Eaves
donald@eastland.net
Texas Zone 7b, USA


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