Re: Re:what happens to plants in winter??

thank u pam.

i will see how i can cover my veggie bed.

thanks a lot once again.

kavita


From: "Pamela Kock" <pkock@one.net>
Reply-To: veggie@plantideas.com
To: <veggie@plantideas.com>
Subject: Re: Re:what happens to plants in winter??
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 00:23:48 -0400


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kavita Kalpit Jain" <kavita_j@hotmail.com>

> do all outdoor plants really die in winter and each year we have to start
> over again?

Annual plants die in the winter - either at the first frost, or later, depending on how tolerant they are. Those start over again either by re-seeding themselves, or by being re-planted by gardeners.

Perennial plants can seem to die in the winter, depending on the variety and your climate - leaves wilt, turn brown, and drop or get mushy and rot. The roots are still alive, though, and if conditions are good, the plant comes back again, often even better, the next spring.

Then there are evergreen varieties that seem pretty much the same in winter too - pines, junipers, etc., but I won't go into that.

Some plants that are annuals in colder regions are perennials in warmer ones; certain annuals can even "winter over" if the winter is milder than usual or if you bring them indoors or provide extra shelter from the weather.

Hope this helps.

Pam
pkock@one.net

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