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Comments (17)I'm also wondering what will happen to my gardens because of this tough winter. Like David and others, the low and below zero temps are real cause for concern. (ItâÂÂs pretty sad, folks, when temps in the 20s feel like a heat wave!) Here along the CT coast, we sometimes get heavy snow amounts, sometimes nothing. But because we live along a river, I mostly worry about the wind damage from the gusts that blow upriver and sweep across our yard. Those can be disastrous when there is no snow cover on unprotected plants. IâÂÂve lost many "hardy" perennials and some magnificent roses in the 10 years that we've been here. Auron22, IâÂÂve only had experience with one of the plants you mentioned. About 5 years ago, a friend from Manhattan brought me a beautiful blue hydrangea as a hostess gift. She picked it up in a flower shop along Lexington Avenue. I've since lost the tag but recall that it was grown in Cheshire, CT. When I contacted the grower, they told me that variety was grown as a florist's plant. I could plant it outside in a sheltered spot and it may ... or it may not ... survive. I put it along a fence at the north/west corner of the house where it was protected from winds but would still get afternoon sun. That plant has thrived and is now about 5' x 5' , never failing to bloom each year. Other plants that were less protected and supposedly more hardy have died in other spots in the yard --- I'm sure because of those winds off the river. Like many of you, there may be âÂÂholesâ in my gardens this spring....See MoreBelow freezing temps after germination!!
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 MoreHydroponics for beginner
Comments (4)Nice overview. I would also recommend BACI's hydroponic FAQs for more detailed information. These are available by doing a search in this forum for "FAQ"....See MoreLewisia - Who loves this plant?
Comments (17)Debra, I don't know the variety of the ice plants in the photos. There are two similar but distinct varieties. The one close by the yucca in my third and fourth photo is about three feet by two feet and it grows perhaps six to eight inches tall. It starts flowering around May and goes until really cold weather, which was December last year, although obviously with fewer flowers. The other two plants that are visible in the last photo in the background, just left of the yellow coreopsis, are a different kind. They are very large also, but only get three to four inches high. The color is almost identical. They bloom a little earlier than the other type, very heavy at first in spring, and then more sporadically throughout summer and fall. I don't have the tags nor did I enter them into my garden plant spreadsheet when I bought them, so I can't tell you for sure. Wild Ginger Farm (www.wildgingerfarm.com) has several ice plants (Delosperma) in several colors as well as many other interesting hardy South African succulents. Most of them look like they should be house plants, but many are perfectly hardy so long as they are on a gentle slope and have full sun and good drainage. I have found the they do well in the front (xeric) garden with the stone mulch. I think the stone mulch is better than no mulch or any other organic mulch that might splash up onto the plants and stick......keeping them wet in winter. Also I'm sure the stones help to reflect warmth to keep them dry and happy. I've never made cuttings, but I could try to root a few of both types and send them to you later in the season if you'd like....See MoreSheila z8a Rogue Valley OR
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