Re: Time and weather
- Subject: Re: Time and weather
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 02:08:26 -0400
Eva,
Generally woody plants will leaf out again. It costs the plant in
energy, but their alternative is dying, so they make the effort. All
flowers, of course, will be lost, but the plant should survive. You
may see more twig die off or even some branch die off as a result,
depending on the extent of damage. If any are smallish and precious,
then wait for them to start recovering and give them an extra feed of
some kind. Don't feed them until you see new leaves developing;
fertilizing stressed plants does more damage than good. Make sure
they get ample water this season to help them recover if summer turns
dry - and well into fall; up to dormancy.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Eva Thorn <ebt007@prodigy.net>
>
> I have frozen hostas too and irises, which is something I have not
seen
> before. Do you know if they will come back? Many woody plants like
gingko,
> walnuts, locusts, Clethra, mulberries and spruces had their new
growth
> blackened by the frost. A very sad sight to see, especially when
flower buds
> are included. I know from experience that mulberries will send out
new
> leaves and hope the rest of the plants will survive too.
>
> Eva Thorn
> St Charles IL, zone 5
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