Whoa! 33.5F this morning. Why did I think it was only going down to 50F? Cannas & rosemary spent the night out. Crossing fingers.
About Kathy Purdy
Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. • USDA Hardiness Zone:4 • AHS Heat Zone: 3 • Location: rural; Southern Tier of NY • Geographic type: foothills of Appalachian Mountains • Soil Type: acid clay • Experience level: intermediate • Particular interests: colchicums, narcissus, cottage gardening, NY native plants, gardening with/for children
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Hi! I have the same weather troubles. I did the same thing and put the rosemary I wintered over on my south facing window sill out on to the porch a few days ago. It seems to be okay.
The wintering on the sill took its toll on the poor thing as it is! I see a little more green on it since I put it outside. I suppose a couple more days will make it obvious if it will survive or not.
I hope yours will make it!!
We were in the low 40s when I got up in the morning.
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One of the reasons (there are many, many reasons) I enjoy your blog is that I can relate to the weather. Hope your Canna and Rosemary are okay. That is a most amazing photo of bloodroot. Can’t say that I’ve ever seen it growing colony-like and so, so many flowers.
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Rosemary should be okay. Canna, I’m worried about. Sigh.
Your weather. Lady, I don’t know *how* you cope! Candidate for sainthood, I suspect (throw in the 12 homeschooled and I no longer suspect…!!!)
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This made me laugh because I am the official “weather whacko” at our house. I am always checking the weather “one last time” before I go to bed, just in case. Which is good, since we had snow yesterday – great big (as big around as a pingpong ball) flakes that were wet and nasty and stuck to everything except the roads.
Of course, your “always hopeful” attitude is how we continue to plant I suppose! But glad I skipped it last weekend when it was in the 80s!