Re: Freeze protection
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Freeze protection
- From: L* N*
- Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:40:12 -0400
Louise ~ I just came in from outside, ears burning from the cold wind, and
opened your message. I laughed and laughed. Though miles apart, you and I
are
sisters in the battle. I used all the black plastic pots I could find,
waste
baskets, sheets, metal buckets, big tupperware bowls and terra cotta pots.
When I came in once from outside my teenager stood her ground - "Don't even
think about my wastebasket, Mom. It's full."
A couple of hours later, when all was said and done, I realized I maybe
covered
half of my plants. Sigh. This is one that Mother Nature will most likely
win.
I am wondering though if the perennials, hostas and ferns will re-emerge????
How will it effect the remainder of the growing season? Anyone care to
speculate???
Tammy
Central Missouri
Zone 5b
Tammy,
I had to laugh as well reading yours - I went BACK out after dinner equipped
with a new attitude and just about anything I could find. BIG cardboard
boxes for my sieboldiana, Blue Angel, and the like. Buckets, trashbaskets,
etc. I'm just glad I stood my ground on squirrling all those black plastic
pots away - my husband has been on me to get rid of them and I've resisted
insisting they'll be good for something.
Louise in Park Hills, KY (zone 6)
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