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Re: Spring is in the air

At 08:56 AM 11/1/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Spring is in the air for me, too.  And I'm a bit worries.  All my bulbs
>are acting like it's spring.  Thanks to two rather unseasonable rains. 
>they're putting out leaves and flowers just like they think it IS
>spring.
>
>What will happen to them if we suddenly get cold weather before the
>leaves have a chance to die off again and replenish the bulbs?  Can
>anyone tell me?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Cathleen Caffrey

Caveate to the following, my climate is NOT a typical Med. more
sub-tropical I get a lot more moisture than a true mediteranean climate.
And the heat & humidity pose different problems. That said... 

Cathleen, Here in North East Florida this is a failry common occurence. The
Daffodils often come up in the fall before the really cold weather comes
along and even bloom occasionaly. Mostly what happens is the first folliage
freezes off, but it doesn't seem to do much damage, the bulbs just leap out
in the spring like normal if not a bit earlier. There does seem at times to
be fewer or smaller spring blooms, but given the rapid onset of warm
weather the plants get a good chance to recharge here in the spring, early
summer.
Overall it doesn't seem to bother them in the least. 

Dave Fouchey
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