Re: Freeze protection
Claire,
Louise is correct. It is not so much the *cold* - it is the warmth that
proceeded it. All the plants in my garden are well within their hardiness range
and normally do not need any extra protection at all. Last week it got up to
ninety, several days were well into the eighties, and before that, it was in the
seventies - practically unheard of for April. We set records. Subsequently,
perennials emerged that normally are not out until next month. It was a fluke
of Mother Nature, or global warming - take your pick.
Our normal average last frost here is April 22nd. Tonight it is suppose to
reach 30 degrees F and tomorrow night 26F. Those temps are much more expected
than the unseasonably warm weather that woke up the perennials much too early,
and thus created the freeze problem. If only they were still sleeping!!
Tammy
Louise Niemer wrote:
> Yes, I'm grateful to have a longer growing season. But we just got zapped
> TOO early with unseasonably WARM weather. Everything grew way too much way
> too early! We don't normally get an extended period of warmth like this (and
> SELDOM in the 80s). Normally, the only hosta I worry about are the early
> ones - primarily plantanginea and its various progeny. I can manage
> protecting the handful of those. But this tonight... AHHHHH!
>
> Louise in Park Hills, KY (zone 6)
> -----------------------------------------------
> FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com
> Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com
