redoing Sagae bed after late Winter freeze
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Comments (33)Well I just checked my containers, well I got good news and bad news. Bad news that lupine that had germinated before the freeze is not going to make it, though now I have another new sprout so I will cross my fingers it may get a cotlydon before another freeze moves in. Also lupine does not reseed in my area, it does not even grow in my area and yes this is the perennial that needed a cold period. Good news pretty much everything else looks great, I found some new sprouts also. Now my soapwort, mexican tea, bronze fennel, rosemary and a dianthus has now germinated. So for what I think no matter if it is perennial annual herb veggie if it reseeds you can winter sow it with no extra protection after germination even if a freeze moves in. If doesn't reseed you may lose it after a freeze that happens after germination!!...See MoreEarly warmth, what do late freezes do?
Comments (1)DON'T PANIC! And, I can't answer your detailed questions about how cold, how old the foliage has to be, etc etc, because there are no single right answers - it all depends. Nobody will have the exact same experience if we get a cold snap; microclimates, minor differences in drainage, wind, and plant variety will all play a part. Just think of this as a learning experience. Normally you wouldn't want to remove every scrap of mulch this early. There may be moldy dead leaves at the base of your plants, but it doesn't do any harm except for a few kinds of plants that are *really* susceptible to fungus problems. On the other hand ... with phlox, I can see why you'd want to expose the soil at the base of the plant to the sun. Things will probably be just fine; we rarely get sudden super cold temps after a prolonged warm spell like we've just had. The foliage will probably harden off enough to survive, and if some leaves are killed they'll just regrow. I don't mulch right up to the base of my plants, although I do cover the outer edge of the rootball, especially with newly planted stuff; that helps prevent frost heave. So what I've been removing this week is just accumulated dead leaves that blew into the beds over the winter; the much itself stays in place. Or at least that's the way it's supposed to be working....See Morerooting BLEs like rhododendron - possibly easier in late winter?
Comments (11)I unintentionally rooted cuttings of Olga Mezzitt. I had 2 planted by the garage and a sheet of ice came flying off the roof and smashed them in pieces, including the wood frames I had around them to protect them. The smashed up shrubs were stuck under a thick sheet of ice. When the ice melted away there where all the stems, nice and green, lying around the plants. Thinking I had nothing left to lose I stuck the stems in an existing bed in an out of site shady area and forgot about them. I did not cover the exposed area with anything. Fast forward to last month. All the stem cuttings were budded out and they were firmly rooted to the ground. I scraped away some of the bark and the stems are nice and green. So, I removed the buds (to let the energy go into the root) and will leave them there until next spring where I will then transplant some and give the rest away....See MoreHow late is too late to plant in a bed?
Comments (15)Seasoning time for bulbs is like onions and garlic- you can eat onions and garlic right out of the ground, but if you want to store or ship it, you need to let it cure a bit first. Bulbs are like that too. If you plan on transplanting them quickly, you can pull them and use them fresh. But if you want to hold them for replanting later, you need to give them time to season and really go on hiatus before storing them. I've moved around daffodils, crocuses, and hyacinths no problem without seasoning if I do it directly. I also don't treat bulbs like a lot of folk do. When I get a package, I pot them up and grow them out for a year first before putting them into garden spots. After their blooming time is done, I empty out the pot and let the bulbs season till it's planting time in the garden later that year. It takes a year of patience, but most pots divide a lot, so I end up buying half the bulbs I would otherwise. Anyway.. I came to give an update. I planted in the first bed with plants, and the second bed will be finished by the end of the weekend. I haven't done any bulbs yet, because I figure I'll do all those at once when I'm doing other bulbs in the yard....See MoreBabka NorCal 9b
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