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What Happens to Plants After an Untimely Freeze Part 2

June 1, 2009

In Part 1 I mentioned the two hard frosts and a freeze we had recently, all of them rather later in the season than is typical. I illustrated how different species in the same genus reacted to the freeze differently, and also gave examples of plants that were damaged even though they were protected.
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What happens to plants after an untimely freeze? Part 1

May 27, 2009

Part of what makes my cold climate garden cold is the fact that we live in the bottom of a valley, and cold air flows downhill and settles all around us. So however cold the weatherman predicts it will get, it’s usually colder here. Often, ten degrees colder. For example, on May 12th, when a [...]

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Weather Surprise

April 29, 2009

Whoa! 33.5F this morning. Why did I think it was only going down to 50F? Cannas & rosemary spent the night out. Crossing fingers.

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Wall-O-Waters and Weather

April 18, 2004

As I’ve said before, this is my first year trying wall-o-waters. But, before I get to my experience, I noticed that some guy name John Delaney had a few words on Wall O Waters. Too expensive? Yes, most certainly. Almost everyone I’ve asked about wall-o-waters has said “I’ve never tried them, they’re too expensive. [...]

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