Weird winter for losses
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Comments (13)Brandy, you have had substantial losses it's true. I've only lost a few out of about 100 so I shouldn't be crying in my milk! Babka, Your hypothesis resonates ... I won't make the same mistake again and PUKE! says it all! Lol. I do appreciate the sympathy and the cheer at the same time. Santa and Bkay - yes, and yes - newly potted, probably too much media which was soaked, and as Bkay's, some of the losses had moisture retentive media which exacerbated the problem ::(. Bkay, it actually makes sense to me because everything seemed to be fine until the total melt down, then I couldn't work fast enough to get at the ones that needed to be repotted. The rot set in quickly as days warmed up. It's difficult to work with roots that are breaking off because they are soil and water logged! Mocc, I hear you girl! a lesson well learned will linger while the losses can be pushed out of my mind..onwards! Live, learn, do differently in the future! Aye! I am sorry however that you lost your Aphrodite. She is still rolling around in my mind. Gesila, two of the losses were under the deck here too but without adequate snow cover! They froze while very wet - goners! Leafwatcher - there is no rhyme or reason is there that little seedlings make it, and mature 3-yr. stock doesn't make it. Just a tough year overall. LuckyKat, I hate losing to voles - two years ago they feasted all winter in my front garden. I could see outside the living room window..this little vole running from next door to my bed, back and forth...did he dine at my place, and bed down next door? Lol Ravens, my Spilt Milk was new too...still in original pot. It was big too..I'm sad about that one so I will replace it. I still have it in the pot..reminding me. Maybe just a weak one? Good luck with your OM! If it likes it in new area, super! If not, try more sun exposure - may not be as pretty but it will gain vigour, if only for one growing season, then you can claw back some of the sun exposure......just an idea that works here :-) Ken, your losses hit home! I have to admit that if I lost my LSMASTER I would probably blubber! I bought about 40 new hostas last year, a few were fragrants. LSM was by far my most favourite for its colour and shape and it's fall colour and leaf integrity was superb! I am sorry you lost it. OBL was a Mother's Day or birthday gift, can't recall as was in same month but it was beautiful. I have to replace it, just because. Lovely, lovely hosta. I planted LSM back into the ground today. :-) glad to hear you will replace both! Thank you all - it is so nice to hear from you and by sharing your losses you've made me feel a bit better about mine. I sincerely appreciate the support. It is so encouraging. BTW Brandy, you are not allowed to EVER throw in the hosta towel! Lol Your hosta would never forgive you! Jo...See MoreNo Winter Losses
Comments (12)Only three out of about 215 so far have not to come up. Two of those where planted late in the season last fall. Both had frost heaved on me and the crowns where pushed above the mulch. But what took the worst of it was my hydrangeas Three are showing no signs of life. Not even coming up from the roots. The big Surprise to me is the dwarf Nandina domestica in the back yard. It is not is the most protected location. After a normal winter It looks ruff with most of its foliage drooping and burned. This year it shed all its leaves and the stems turned almost black. In the last two weeks she had flushed out. Fuller and better then it has ever looked!...See MoreWinter losses/setbacks
Comments (14)Clethra is a late leafer. Mine are just leafing out. Sixteen Candles seems to have died back considerably but a few stems started. I see growth from the ground. You can check by cutting a stem or two back and look for the green just under the bark. Once you find some, you might be able to tell by the color of the stem. I cut them a little back anyway. Also you can try bending a few tips and see if they are brittle. There is a lot of dieback this winter, especially with broadleaf evergreens. I've done the helpline since it opened and the number one question I get is about dieback especially on rhododendrens - but conifers too. I noticed most of the terminal buds on my oakleafs are dead but the second set did OK. Some H. macs are budding already. Some died half back. Most of the deciduous azaleas are flowering poorly - but they have caterpillers already and that didn't help. I lost corydalis elata, some hellebores, but I don't think I lost the fancy echinaceas. I'll have to inventory them tomorrow. The hibiscus KopperKing and Plum something or other are just sprouting along with other seedlings. Cryptomeria looks terrible, a ninebark died back a bit, itea is half the size but leafing out, a mock orange died way back for the first time. Camellias look terrible - sorry I got them. The biggest disappointment is the azalea 'Koromo Shikibu' which died 2/3 back and a fancy toadlily which is still missing....See MoreSad loss over winter in Oz
Comments (4)Hi Agartta, yes it is a sad loss. If your weather in WA was colder like ours this Winter then that will be the cause. We lost one larger plant too this Winter....as our plants had to rough it outdoors as usual.... I hope the rest of your plants do well this Spring :)...See Moreprairiemoon2 z6b MA
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