Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on January 07, 2010

This is very hard to look it!!!!!!!!  March will be here soon, and we will all be out buying new plants and that will help the economy. My very tall white angel trumpet had over 1000 unopened blooms on it, freeze got it the last two nights. I am going to look at my plants today and let you guys know what plants lived!! Lets all do this it might cheer us up. Pumpkin

Posted by (Janna) on January 07, 2010

Ouch. I couldn’t help but notice the frozen plants in my front yard as I was scraping ice off of my windshield this morning. I guess that whatever doesn’t come back will just have to be replaced…

How are your veggies, Chip?

Posted by (Janna) on January 07, 2010

Pumpkin, I’ll take a closer look at my plants, too. Will your angel’s trumpet come back?

Posted by (Chip) on January 07, 2010

Oh that is hard to look at! maybe some of that will come back. I am not trying to be obsessive I just do not want to start back at zero as soon as the sun came out I was uncovering, the sheets were so cold it hurt my hands nothing looked good so I started watering things starting looking better as the sun warmed up things looked even better I lost a few but for the most part I think I am going to be ok I have mostly veggies and it is not dormant so it needs water and sunlight I hope everyone came through ok and I hate to say it but Saturday night into Sunday morning could be the worst yet…“Chip”

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on January 07, 2010

The really tall angel trumpets are burned bad. The shorter ones are burned just a little and yes they will come back. One tough little plant is ones of Rick’s Diamond Frost still looks OK. Pumpkin

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 07, 2010

Yikes. This really is hard to look at. I don’t feel any better knowing I am not alone in the “brown-out”. Even though misery loves company, seeing little frozen beauties still hurts. And Janice’s Mother of all angel trumpets is the saddest story. I hope and pray the trunk is established enough to make it through this crappy freeze.

Our cuttings get together will be stories galore of how we survived but I am not so sure of some of those cuttings. I keep bringing more and more into the house. I’ve got some droopy leaves on some momma plants on the lanai and some cuttings are struggling to take hold.

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 07, 2010

Thanks Chip for being our meteorologist and I am happy your veggies are holding up for you. I’m glad I didn’t try strawberries this year. Looks like the growers are having a time of it.

Posted by (Chip) on January 07, 2010

Susan my strawberry’s so far has been the easiest to cover since they lay low the farmer’s cant do this simply because of how much they have. So far I cant believe how easy they have been and cheep less than $20.00 bucks for 125 plant’s if I had known how easy they were I would have been doing them years ago!..“Chip”

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 07, 2010

So when is the next planting season for strawberries, Chip. You have me convinced.

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on January 07, 2010

Chip, Your strawberries are worth gold now, I am glad they survived.

Penny, I sent you a picture of my Angel Trumpet. Pumpkin

Posted by (Kim Franke-Folstad) on January 07, 2010

I was preparing a perky post for today—something about spring gardening—but now I’m just depressed! I haven’t even ventured out into the backyard to see what is happening out there.

Knowing how hard Penny works in her garden, this just makes me want to cry. And as we looked at the photos together, everything she mentioned is something I have (and didn’t cover!): purple queen, ginger, sweet potato vine.

I’m hoping the things I did cover will survive, but who knows.

On a positive note, I was pretty much out of room to add new plants in back, so this will keep me busy once the weather gets nice again (in March?). I have a feeling a lot of my favorites will be on the compost pile.

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 07, 2010

I uncovered everything since the rain will probably come tomorrow when I am at work. Sure hated to do that but whadya gonna do? Hopefully tonight won’t be so bad compared to the others. What does Steve Jerve say? Or Chip?

Posted by (Chip) on January 07, 2010

Safe tonight I hope!I uncovered today and have left the covers off. the next planting season for strawberry’s is next September a long time from now next year I am going to double what I have done this year maybe more two of my grand kids will teen age by then from what they tell me they are good I would not mind finding out for myself!...“Chip”

Posted by (kgardens) on January 08, 2010

Waah…I came back from what I thought was a cold and windy cruise (65 degrees w/ 40mph wind)to find my backyard looking like a bomb hit it.  I had covered a few plants before I left and those actually look OK so far.  The clerodendron is looking still green. I’m hoping Penny and I will still get some blooms.  I didn’t cover gingers, bananas, and lots of other now black looking blobs out there.  Most of the things on my porch are OK, but the forsythia sage I’ve been babying for the swap is looking sorta’ iffy.  it.  I have a few swap plants that look OK and I do have some seeds.  The date for the swap is 1/17? Time?
When is SPRING!?
Kay

Posted by (Chip) on January 08, 2010

I am about to start recovering the garden. I watered I fertilized if it would have helped I would have sang a song and danced or maybe I should give my garden a pep talk the weather forecast call’s for possible “wintery mix” I think they just do not want to say it may snow out loud. What would you say for a pep talk for your garden? “Ok it is going to get cold but I need all of you pansies to suck it up!” to harsh? maybe but if I thought for one moment it would work I would try it…“Chip”