Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on January 08, 2010

Kim, Monica Brandies recommends using Jasmine on trellis now we know why. I just sent Penny the plants that are still alive in my yard today. Janice (Pumpkin)

Posted by (Chip) on January 08, 2010

Your banana tree’s will be ok Kim. they will come back from the roots, just don’t be surprised when they pop up some place else from where you planted it they do that. I got new batteries for my camera I haven’t seen snow since 1977 I am hoping it will not snow but if it doe’s I am going to ready…“Chip”

Posted by (mangoman) on January 09, 2010

Sounds like everybody’s having a “fun” time out of this! My papaya tree looks terrible, I think I flattened my leettuce and my tomatoes haven’t seen sun in a week. ugh. I’m glad this rain came when it did though because if it would’ve come over the night and then froze this morning (freezing rain) we would’ve been in real trouble. Can you imagine a 3ft section of spanish moss frozen??? That, would be painful.

Eric

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on January 09, 2010

What a gardener can do in times times these; Get out ALL her gardening books. Some of the books I am reading inside are, Garden retreats, Outdoor living, Garden fences, Garden styles. This is going to be a long winter. Pumpkin

Posted by (Chip) on January 09, 2010

It is for lack of a better way of saying it is, icky outside. none of the photo’s I took came out. we were getting a wet snow sleet combo at 4:00 am. that didn’t last to long after that a COLD COLD rain. I am drying off the cover’s then replacing them and I found an couple old sun shelter we bought and never used I forgot about them I am going to put them up. Even after all of this I am sure we will lose some but I am going down fighting! ....“Chip”

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 09, 2010

I’m grateful for the Dirty buddies too. What a bunch of great folks who share a green thumb and more.

I uncovered on Thursday and recovered tonight after work. Man was it cold out there. But the plumerias were my main concern. Most of the other stuff are all pretty much comeback kids. I just hate looking at them all brown and frostbit when they looked so pretty just a few weeks ago.

Speaking of comeback kids, Penny, those black eyes susan vines will definitely be back. Last years hard freeze took mine to the ground and they all came back. I will have to cut them off the fence again, down to the ground, but have high hopes for their return.

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 09, 2010

As for the confederate jasmine (those are the yellow flowers in the spring, right?)——-that and the sweet autumn clematis are the only two vines who always make it through these bad cold spells. I am thinking of moving the clematis because it gets swallowed by the black eyed susan vine and put it in another area to flourish. That way I will have some green when all this brown happens.

There are so many clematis to choose from, do all of them fair as well in the cold? I’d love to know?

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on January 09, 2010

I know what that other vine is called now——-carolina jessamine. Very hardy.