Tag: frost
Summer Bulbs Begin In Winter
UNITED STATES—Spring bulbs begin to go into the garden during autumn to benefit from the chill of winter. Summer bulbs begin to go into...
Frost Is Simply Too Chill
UNITED STATES—Chill can be good. Frost can be bad. The difference is 13 degrees Fahrenheit. Chill is at or less than 45 degrees. Frost...
Vernalization Enhances Bloom And Growth
UNITED STATES—Some gardens continue to recover from the exceptionally wintry weather of last winter. Frost damaged some plants, and killed a few. Wind damaged...
Winter Weather Lingers Into Spring
UNITED STATES—Winter was epic! Snow was more abundant than since 1976. Rain was more continuous than since 1982. Frost was colder than since 1990....
Freeze Damage Necessitates Selective Pruning
UNITED STATES—Pruning at the proper time has been a concern all winter. Dormant pruning was timely as soon as defoliation began. It remains timely...
Frost Damage Makes Its Appearance
UNITED STATES—Exotic plants are not native. They are from someplace else. Yet, most plants within most home gardens are exotic. Most are capable of...
Frosted Vegetation Is Ugly Vegetation
UNITED STATES—Weather is variable everywhere. Climates and seasons are imprecisely regulating. They merely define predictable ranges of the elements of weather, such as temperature,...
Frost Damage Is So Totally Not Cool
UNITED STATES—Frost happens. It may not happen every winter. It may not happen everywhere. For a few of the mildest climates, it may not...
Frost Is Technically Different From Chill
UNITED STATES—'Chill' could almost be a pleasant euphemism for 'frost'. Both words describe cool or cold weather that occurs during winter. The obvious difference...
Chill Helps Plants Distinguish Seasons
UNITED STATES—The Santa Clara Valley was formerly famous for stone fruit orchards. The San Fernando Valley was formerly famous for citrus orchards. The Wenatchee...
Last Frost Dates Help Crucial Scheduling
UNITED STATES—Frost is not as much of a concern here as it is in other climates. It is very rare in some of the...
Frost Protection Is Now Old Wintry News
UNITED STATES—Frost was something of a nonissue for some of us this winter. For those of us in milder climates, it rarely is. Those...
Way Beyond Last Frost Date
UNITED STATES—Scheduling of gardening chores is as important now as it ever was. We plant warm season vegetables and annuals in time for spring...
Get Perennials Ready For Winter
UNITED STATES—Dilemmas are common in gardening. Should summer vegetables that are still producing be removed so that winter vegetables can get started on time?...
Frost Is History For Now
UNITED STATES—There is no doubt that frost will return next autumn. It does that every year. Right now, we are more concerned that is...
Jack Frost Was Sneaky Again
UNITED STATES—Timing is very important in gardening. Even when the weather in autumn still seems like summer, spring blooming bulbs must be planted on...
Unseasonable Weather Can Confuse Plants
UNITED STATES—Even without any of the five senses that we are outfitted with, plants are remarkably perceptive of the weather and the changing seasons....
Plants Are Particular About Exposure
UNITED STATES—One of the most important differences between plants and animals is that animals are 'animated', and plants are not. Aquatic plants might float...
Even Mild Winters Can Bring Frost
UNITED STATES—This really is the best climate for gardening. Even though summers are mild, there are not many plants that want for more warmth....
Mild Weather Is Still Problematic
UNITED STATES—It is amazing that so many orchards are so productive in California, and that so many similar orchards had formerly been productive in...
