We still have snow on the ground from the big snow 2 weeks ago, which is really unusual. The temps have stayed well below freezing and I fear for my garage trees, fingers crossed. We are supposed to warm up starting Saturday and see some temps in the 40's. I'm ready for spring....
No one freak out by the brutal cold that will be here in a few days
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Charlo
Yamadori
I see life like this in my yard and that give me confidence in leaving most of my trees out during the cold. We get down to the low single digits and have days we also do not get above freezing, but yet my rose bushes still have at least 1/3 of their leaves, herbs survive in raised garden as well as many other plants you would not expect to survive this type of cold. I still put some trees in the garage but nothing like last year.Here in East Tennessee, near Knoxville, we have just gone above freezing for the first time in at least 5 days, with consecutive nights in the low teens and a low of 9 F yesterday. I have munched, covered with plastic, and broken my back to drag stuff into my unheated garage, where, according to my car, the temperature went down Tuesday night to 36. Amid all this worry, I present you with a picture just now of some collards I got for a buck per six pack, forgot to plant, tossed in one of my growing tanks last fall still in their six pack container.
I think there's hope my trees will all survive the polar blast.
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Nakajima Bonsai
Seedling
I actually hope it will snow in the town this year, too lol
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Oddly_Aude
Mame
It's going to be warmer this week around here, I was even able to set my trees on the railing to get some sun today for several hours!
vp999
Masterpiece
You got space on the bench for a Japanese Larch ?
Oh, Larch would be on the list of must haves if I lived in the right place.You got space on the bench for a Japanese Larch ?
namnhi
Masterpiece
Old man Winter still didn't want to go to bed just yet for us deep South gardeners. Hard freeze predicted for Wednesday night.
vp999
Masterpiece
May God be with you brother !
vp999
Masterpiece
This is when having 36483828289393 trees is not so fun anymore eh ?
BonsaiPoppie
Mame
I have yet to bring in any of my Tropicals inside this year. By now the killing cold has not come here. I have had a few mid 30' here but nothing lower than 36'. Some years it has been in the high 20,s. This year I lucked out.
WIlliam_Butler_Yeets
Mame
counting my blessings out here on the west coast, should get our first 50° high of the year on Sunday
BonsaiPoppie
Mame
As a matter of fact , I can hear frogs chirping because we had about 4 inches of rain.
shohin_branches
Chumono
I have $150 worth of insulation in my home depot cart
coachspinks
Chumono
Another morning in the teens later this week. This is after several days of close to 80. I'll be repotting a few trees this weekend so I will likely be shuffling trees between the garden and garage for the next couple of months.
Dav4
Drop Branch Murphy
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I'm about to shovel for the 2nd time in 3 days, and lots more snow and sub zero temperatures for the rest of the coming week. We haven't had a thaw at all this winter. I'm petitioning to move back to GA!
coachspinks
Chumono
Can't blame you at all! As I've gotten old, my tolerance for the real cold has just about disappeared. Atlanta is about as far north as I will ever live.
