I had a few early bloomers. I watched them carefully, and was then dismayed when they all (including the hundreds in other neighbors' yards) flopped over after one cold night. I kept expecting them to right themselves but they haven't yet. So, I cut mine and brought them indoors.
There are many more that are thisclose to blooming. With freezing temperatures and snow/rain forecast for the weekend, I want to run out and protect them. If the internet is right, though, they should be okay on their own. I hope.
Do you have anything blooming now that is really early for your garden?
my forsythia has been blooming in pieces since feb. 25, many weeks early, so i'll never have a full-blooming one this year. also have daffs and day lilies up about 6 inches (and yes, they should be ok on their own) and columbines up about 2 inches, and that's just what i can see from the kitchen window. but i have lots of frost cloths and a few leaf piles, and i'll do a walk-through tomorrow so i can get all the tender perennials covered before it goes down to 12 or whatever on the weekend. i fear for the early magnolias, but hope the fruit trees can still hang tight. we have several large orchards in this area. --suz in NE ohio
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to your trees! It sounds like you're doing what you can. I find a tough part about gardening is having patience to wait and see...
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