The head is gray, hands don't work , back is weak, legs give out, eyes are gone, money go's and my wife still love's Me.
Sorry for your loss but maybe you'll take the advice of someone who has been designing and building gardens in the DC area for a dozen years next time...
On the topic of tomatoes, peppers and other warm weather veggies, I usually do not plant those until May as they prefer warmer soil temperatures.
-Brian
FJ and G wrote:the flowers actually did better than many of the green plants like tomatoes; probably lost about $125 worth of plants.
I had luck with mulch and a dome of plastic over my tomatoes, buddy next door wiped out. We was several nights in 30s.
I do feel your loss on $125, seems my bluebonnets did not come up this year I panted last year only the ones that have been here came back up.
Tax write off?
I've been seeing mosquitoes for about a month now. So much for that theory.
Hey, sometimes nature can't be controlled by mankind. It's odd I know, but once in a while nature does what it wants to do, not what we want it to do for us.
The Dixie D Short Line "Lux Lucet In Tenebris Nihil Igitur Mors Est Ad Nos 2001"
We had snow the day before Easter. Big flakes and it didn't stick, but it was snow none the less. The last time it snowed this late in the year was in 1986. So much for global warming.
My plants seem to be very happy and are nice and green and blooming. Probably because nearly everything I have is some derivative of a wildflower species, evergreen, or is naturally occurring in this area. I call it "lazy man's gardening". I even planted some raspberry bushes in the snow.
This is one thing about garden railroading that you can't plan on, prepare for or really predict. It adds a sense of adventure, don't you think?
well... I can feel the pain of all the folks who got sleet, rain, snow, and Ice over the week end.... spent the last three weeks planting new stuff and and replacing the dead annuals. My memory is weak (CEO sez' "selective") but I think this may be the 3rd time in maybe 30 years there has been a freeze in April... had 2" of ice and snow with the temps at about 30 degrees F and lost a lot of container plants on the Patio ... alas no place to put them... but told the CEO/CFO their probably just temp burned and will come back by next spring if not we'll repot and replace in april next year....fat chance!!!
mark
We had a frozen lemon tree to deal with at the end of feb lost all the new fruit and most of the current crop plus some of our rose's. just picked the last rotten lomon yesterday it was hiding. still have some dead branches to deal with. Having lived in the D.C. area twice on both sides of the Potomac, and in Philadelphia I know how unpredicable your spring can be. I have been planting rocks for the new ONBR along the new fence that replaced the old one (19 years old, blown down ). I have lived in California for 17 years now and it's the second time I've had deal with hard frezzes and relandscapeing. Neather are fun. BTY Oakley is 60 miles or so north east of San Francisco.
Dave
dwbeckett wrote:I have been planting rocks in my back yard for a week or so have not had to water them yet.
I LOLed so hard my sides hurt!
they all survived!
Snowplowing on Easter video; unfortunately, the plow was removed because of warm weather and the poor locomotive had to push snow on Easter weekend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy0S-XUDGxs
Flatcars built from a kit hauling logs and Christmas trees on Easter weekend. Chains secure the large log while stakes secure the Christmas trees. A Lionel docksider pulls the consist. The trees are for all the kiddies whose parents couldn’t afford to buy them trees on Christmas day.
MTH Railking
Think happy thoughts. Cover with some pine straw mulch and you'll be fine. If anything happens only the top part of the plant will be affected, the roots will be fine and regrow in a few days. Since when has the weatherman been right about anything???? Next week will be in the 80's, you wait and see. Plants like a little cold weather, it keeps the roots from being shocked.
Remember the zones have changed!!! Rene has the new link to it. Or Google it.
Texas went from 80s to 60s....I am near Houston.
Nonsense? Predicted night time temps in the 20's for the next few days (especially out towards Manassas). Hardy plants will be fine though new growth and sprouting flowers might get nipped. Any annuals or young plants should be covered up (blankets, tarps, soda bottles, plant pots, mulch, leaves, whatever you got..).
Nonsense. Your plants will be fine. My wisteria is in full bloom, the coreopsis and Liatris are coming up great, and the Scabiosa, sage and butterfly bush never stopped blooming at all. Nature does trick you sometimes, and it is colder than normal for this time of year, but plants are tough, and you should have no problems unless it becomes a hard freeze, and that is very unlikely.
Worst case scenario is some plants die. If that happens then you will know which ones are weak and unworthy to be in your garden.
thanks; I'll get moving on this and trick the beagle with a bone. when she sees me planting she comes back and digs whatever I put in up.
I'm hoping the parsley and chamomille self propogate after they die this fall so I don't have to replant
Yes, absolutely! Plant right now! This is the best time to do it, no more danger of frost and cool enough not to shock the plant roots or seeds. I've been doing yard/garden work for the last two weeks.
Our average last frost date is usually mid to late April. At this point I believe we will not see another hard freeze but light frost is not out of the question. I would go ahead and plant your seeds and parsley. Just be prepared to cover them up at night in case the cold returns.
zone 7a.
Want to replant some parsleys outside that are inside.
Want to plant some chamomille seeds (don't know how to spell it)
Or, will Old Man Winter come back and take revenge on me?
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