steelnut Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Finally after a six month winter, my flower beds are alive and beautiful, thank you God! I was feeling like it would never happen, but everything is finally coming alive, the fruit trees are so full of blossoms, it just makes me so happy! dyna99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 My Peonies are anywhere from 6" to 11/2 ft tall. The apple tree is full of flowers, the quince is stunning this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Now if we can get through spring without a hard frost we will have a beautiful summer and fall with lots of fruit! dyna99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmiline Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 I noticed today that the coneflowers and clematis are coming up in my bed out front! I am sooo happy it is Spring!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Me too! For the first time in many years it looks as though the frost isn't going to get the dogwoods. Did you ever try covering a tree with a blanket? The bulbs are spectacular this year. Bleeding heart, helebores, and for-get-me- nots are blooming their hearts out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilb3314 Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 And my wisteria has nice looking buds. It froze the last 2 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted May 5, 2013 Author Share Posted May 5, 2013 Spring is my favorite time of year, I love watching everything come to life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 anyone know what kind of trees are at the Brookville Sheetz? They look very nice ... full of blooms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Finally after a six month winter, my flower beds are alive and beautiful, thank you God! I was feeling like it would never happen, but everything is finally coming alive, the fruit trees are so full of blossoms, it just makes me so happy! I just knew that I posted too darned soon. Heavy frost this week did a lot of damage, so sad. We've only gotten peaches five times over 20 years, and this years blossoms were unbelievable. I think we'll still get some pears, but not as many as we would have without the heavy frost. Bummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyna99 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I can remember when I was small and my grandparents would go out and spray down the fruit trees with water early in the morning after a frost...does this work? I can't remember if it did....I was pretty young..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildflowerpa Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 If I remember right, the trees at sheetz are a cherry tree of some kind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 From what I've read you have to know what you are doing and have the proper equipment to get the water thing to work. Most advise that it be left to the professionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 You have to go out before the sun hits the ice crystals and water till the temperature rises. That can take a while. If it's a small shrub then you have a chance, if it's a tree then just kiss it goodbye till next spring. My Japanese Maple and Tri-color Beech both got nailed bad. Sniff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 I can remember when I was small and my grandparents would go out and spray down the fruit trees with water early in the morning after a frost...does this work? I can't remember if it did....I was pretty young..... We didn't get up early enough on Monday to spray, but hubby did on Tuesday morning. Our fruit trees are too far away from the house for the hose to reach, but he has a huge spray thing that he filled with water over and over again and sprayed them down. We'll see how it goes, here's hoping! In years past we sprayed down veggies in the garden early in the morning to save them and it always worked. lavender and dyna99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I always just cover veggies but it is nice to hear about someone who has some practical experience with this at the local level. Lots of theory out there anymore but little in the way of actual down to earth information. The old gardeners are passing and a lot of their information is going with them. Thanks! Oh, and I had this last frost/freeze go right through the coverings. I guess if the material touches the plant the likelihood of it freezing is higher. Buckets work better if the plant is small enough. I saved the lilies but the hostas are a mess. steelnut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old farm boy Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Any frost protector touching the plant will allow the plant to be frosted, you need to have a layer of air between the plant and the protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 As I said last year, a tent of plastic anchored to the ground works to hold in heat from the ground. Fabric only lets any heat the plant has accumulated around it escape. Just be sure to pull it off before the sun hits it. Just add a stake to hold it a little higher than the plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 wow!!!!! Thanks for all your help!!!! Debating whether to make crabapple jelly in September as our tree is in glorious bloom!!!! How many of you eat crabapple jelly?????? I only like strwberry; have a dear friend taht likes it and that is the only reason I make it.....takes hours to do it!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 How large are your crabapples? Red or lighter? Color of the flesh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelnut Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 I always just cover veggies but it is nice to hear about someone who has some practical experience with this at the local level. Lots of theory out there anymore but little in the way of actual down to earth information. The old gardeners are passing and a lot of their information is going with them. Thanks! Oh, and I had this last frost/freeze go right through the coverings. I guess if the material touches the plant the likelihood of it freezing is higher. Buckets work better if the plant is small enough. I saved the lilies but the hostas are a mess. Some of our hostas got it too as in years past. We take of the damaged parts, very slimy...but they come right back. My lilies have never been affected by frost for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Any frost protector touching the plant will allow the plant to be frosted, you need to have a layer of air between the plant and the protection!ha I've never had this problem with fabric coverings before but, of course, what you say makes sense. It is just not always possible to get sufficient air space unless you want to put frames around all of your plants. This year temperatures were probably colder than covering could deal with. I know plastic tossed over a plant does no good whatsoever. A bucket provides the air space and I find that they work best. Unfortunately, buckets aren't big enough for my hostas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Some of our hostas got it too as in years past. We take of the damaged parts, very slimy...but they come right back. My lilies have never been affected by frost for some reason? I think I am going to cut off the damaged leaves this year. They got it last year too and looked awful all year. I was told that you can actually mow hostas off when they are badly damaged and they will return good as new. Not ready for that drastic a step yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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