Comments on: What’s the Difference Between a Frost and a Freeze?

By: Donalyn

Donalyn — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:32:27 +0000

I kind of like fall cleanup – it reminds me a final time of what went right and wrong and how I might improve things next year. And – provided I actually get it all done- I enjoy the clean look for a bit before the snow flies. And with no tomatoes to freeze this year, it hardly mattered.
Donalyn´s last blog ..Candied Ginger Pumpkin Cake

By: Country Gardener

Country Gardener — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:41:45 +0000

We were away in New York City, and though it was on my list to-d0 list before going away for the weekend, I plain forgot to turn the water off at the house and barn. We had our laptop with us, so we got the freeze warning on our WeatherNetwork “weather eye”. The meant I had to call home and ask the dog sitter to drape all the faucets with towels and blankets. Thankfully, the water systems didn’t freeze and we avoided a plumbing repair. Before we went away, we had moved our non-hardy succlents and agapanthus into the hoophouse, so we were covered there.

By: kerri

kerri — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:38:50 +0000

We too woke up to a hard frost and sad looking flowers this morning.
Vases full of annuals that I cut yesterday and Saturday are easing the pain a little
I’m headed out to empty some containers and pot up plants I want to overwinter.
I’m already dreaming of next spring’s garden and what I want to improve on from this past summer….what to start inside…..what to plant more of, etc., etc.
But first there’s fall clean-up…not a happy prospect
As for the forecast of snow on Friday….bah humbug, to say the very least! It’s much too soon!
kerri´s last blog ..Lily Garden Annuals

By: Helen @ Gardening With Confidence

Helen @ Gardening With Confidence — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:57:51 +0000

This is most useful Kathy. It is so unpredictable for us here in Raleigh. I look to the future (forecasts) to know when to begin cutting back for clients. I let my garden get hit by the frost before cutting back…I don’t want to loose a moment of fall before a frost. H.

By: Ilona

Ilona — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:56:49 +0000

Thanks for the reminder to take care of the bird baths for winter… and for all the great information. Must-dos are everywhere and multiplying here, it seems;)
Ilona´s last blog ..The Prairie Garden

By: Noelle

Noelle — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:45:07 +0000

What a great post. I have always wondered at what the difference is. Now I know. Thank you for the information.
Noelle´s last blog ..Beautiful Plant Combinations

By: ramblingwoods

ramblingwoods — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:35:45 +0000

This is good information. We will get a frost here tonight (near Buffalo), not the freeze yet… I am getting out my heated birdbaths and getting all the other cleaned out.. Big job….Michelle

By: Craig @ Ellis Hollow

Craig @ Ellis Hollow — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:47:29 +0000

There are a lot of stars out there tonight. I’m expecting the double-whammy of the cold air moving in and the radiational cooling. Being in a frost pocket, you can almost feel the cold air flowing down the slopes and piling up here in the hollow.

I covered up a 6-foot brugmansia with the hope that the dozen unopened blossoms might be spared. But the rest of the tender stuff is ready to be put out of its misery.
Craig @ Ellis Hollow´s last blog ..Sunday music: Lyle Lovett (coming to town)

By: Cindy, MCOK

Cindy, MCOK — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:48:39 +0000

I do have a little envy for you cold climate gardeners this time of year. You get to put the garden to bed and leave it there until spring. We, on the other hand, are covering/uncovering, hauling in/hauling out, and sweating/freezing on a semi-regular basis! Texas, it’s a whole nuther country.

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