mackerel_sky Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 4 hours ago, No snow for you said: Hey Mack if the flowers are still in their buds will they still get nuked this week? Also putting sheets on hydrangeas help at all or is this hard freeze going to kill the buds this year? I would cover as much as you can! I had clematis in bud and they survived 24/25 last week, but we could easily see upper teens to low 20s Wed night! If the hydrangea bloom on old wood only ( old fashioned types) their buds are very sensitive to freezes and you would get 0 flowers this year, maybe even if you cover! Need to get a few new kind like " Endless Summer" and such that bloom on old and new wood! And maybe some oak leaf hydrangeas that bloom in mid summer and have no buds yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 3/13/2017 at 0:38 PM, mackerel_sky said: I would cover as much as you can! I had clematis in bud and they survived 24/25 last week, but we could easily see upper teens to low 20s Wed night! If the hydrangea bloom on old wood only ( old fashioned types) their buds are very sensitive to freezes and you would get 0 flowers this year, maybe even if you cover! Need to get a few new kind like " Endless Summer" and such that bloom on old and new wood! And maybe some oak leaf hydrangeas that bloom in mid summer and have no buds yet My wife got ours covered. We will see. My Cherry blossoms made it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, frazdaddy said: My wife got ours covered. We will see. My Cherry blossoms made it so far. I read somewhere that peach bud/ flowers and apple buds/flowers are killed 24 degrees! One of our local guys said if it gets to 20-22 degrees, it could kill 95% of upcoming peach crop! Tomorrow night should be the coldest night, and I expect widespread upper teen outside the mountains, in outlying areas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I would be interested to hear from burrell on the peach farm. Looks like a rough couple of nights ahead after a warm winter and early growth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'm nervous about tomorrow night as well. I think we are forecasted for a wind chill of 14° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 1 hour ago, frazdaddy said: I'm nervous about tomorrow night as well. I think we are forecasted for a wind chill of 14° I'm pretty sure wind chill is irrelevant to plants. It's the actual temperature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 1 hour ago, jburns said: I'm pretty sure wind chill is irrelevant to plants. It's the actual temperature. I know that. Temp has to be pretty low to get that windchill. Now leave alone to enjoy my pain meds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just now, frazdaddy said: I know that. Temp has to be pretty low to get that windchill. Now leave alone to enjoy my pain meds I think you already are enjoying them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just now, jburns said: I think you already are enjoying them. Doc told me I can dunk now. Where`s Brick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, frazdaddy said: Doc told me I can dunk now. Where`s Brick? I'm pretty sure the doc was thinking along this line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 13 hours ago, griteater said: I would be interested to hear from burrell on the peach farm. Looks like a rough couple of nights ahead after a warm winter and early growth Hit 24.2 this AM! Tonight should be scary! One of our local mets father, owns an apple farm in NC, they are very concerned about the crop!! I still think 18/19 imby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POWERSTROKE Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 12 hours ago, jburns said: I'm pretty sure wind chill is irrelevant to plants. It's the actual temperature. That is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Sucks to look out and see all the dead leaves and flowers ! My Japanese maples look sickly with black dead leaves, that started coming out in February!! Due to the early leaf out, because of the record warm winter, this may have been as bad or worse than the April 07 freeze! Early call is 90-95% of peach crop killed in SC by this freeze ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacoma Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 to early for a lawn and garden thread, threats for winter weather still good for the mtns. until April 15 , maybe April 1st I'll be ready for some garden talk and lawn talk but not until, still holding out for more winter weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Blooming azaleas are mush. Rhododendrons are toast. Budded azaleas are freezer burnt. Fortunately, we do have some late season varieties. That's terrible about the peach crop in SC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 4 hours ago, mackerel_sky said: Sucks to look out and see all the dead leaves and flowers ! My Japanese maples look sickly with black dead leaves, that started coming out in February!! Due to the early leaf out, because of the record warm winter, this may have been as bad or worse than the April 07 freeze! Early call is 90-95% of peach crop killed in SC by this freeze ! Yeah, I've got one that was given to me in a sandwich bag. It's 5ft tall now , those black leaves are sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 About that time guys. Heard someone finding morels around 2300' in the area. Time to grab my basket and head into the woods. Finding a few ramps would be nice as well. Anyone else do any wild foraging?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 3 hours ago, Hvward said: About that time guys. Heard someone finding morels around 2300' in the area. Time to grab my basket and head into the woods. Finding a few ramps would be nice as well. Anyone else do any wild foraging? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 I used to do wild foraging in clubs and bars but that was a long time ago. I found some pretty tasty morsels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheelwx Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Decided to go fishing with my son Friday morning, thinking the coldest mornings were behind us. We hit 18.3 Friday morning. I sure wasn't expecting that. TW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No snow for you Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 My cherry and dogwoods survived the cold snap. Both are about in full bloom and look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 14 hours ago, No snow for you said: My cherry and dogwoods survived the cold snap. Both are about in full bloom and look great. Very pleased to report the same. Blooming as we speak. Thought for sure they were done for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 3 hours ago, frazdaddy said: Very pleased to report the same. Blooming as we speak. Thought for sure they were done for. Yeah, ornamentals and flowers, seem to be fine, other than a little damage/ burn on the tips! Jap maples already pushing out new growth, now if we could just shake this drought!! Already saw an article on ( accuweather) I know, but said we should have a weak / moderate El Niño going as we head into fall, and would mean a snowy winter for the east, and they didn't expect a raging, Godzilla Nino, like two years ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, mackerel_sky said: Yeah, ornamentals and flowers, seem to be fine, other than a little damage/ burn on the tips! Jap maples already pushing out new growth, now if we could just shake this drought!! Already saw an article on ( accuweather) I know, but said we should have a weak / moderate El Niño going as we head into fall, and would mean a snowy winter for the east, and they didn't expect a raging, Godzilla Nino, like two years ago! If the LR GFS is to be believed ,cough,cough we may get a wet start to April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallsLake Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I might get a few peaches this year. I thought I lost everything (fruit wise) but I see some small fruit bulges where the flowers had been. So maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 1 hour ago, FallsLake said: I might get a few peaches this year. I thought I lost everything (fruit wise) but I see some small fruit bulges where the flowers had been. So maybe... I got cherries 1 year. 10 gallons of Bings. Never again though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 42 minutes ago, frazdaddy said: I got cherries 1 year. 10 gallons of Bings. Never again though. I may be wrong, but I think our climate, NC/SC region, are too warm for cherries to do well. It's either too warm and humid or not enough winter chill hours.? That's why you don't see a whole lot around here, but ornamental cherries do OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 15 minutes ago, mackerel_sky said: I may be wrong, but I think our climate, NC/SC region, are too warm for cherries to do well. It's either too warm and humid or not enough winter chill hours.? That's why you don't see a whole lot around here, but ornamental cherries do OK Come to think of it. We got a lot of snow that year. 1988/89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FallsLake Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I've got one Bing cherry tree but don't get much because I have no pollinator. Lots of blooms but very little develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 29 minutes ago, FallsLake said: I've got one Bing cherry tree but don't get much because I have no pollinator. Lots of blooms but very little develop. I had two within 50 feet of each other when they bore the fruit. I have an ornamental now that bloomed nicely this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, frazdaddy said: I had two within 50 feet of each other when they bore the fruit. I have an ornamental now that bloomed nicely this year. I got a white weeping ornamental cherry, white flowered, it's about half full of blooms! Looks good for after that mega freeze! My favorite tree of the day is Ruby Falls Redbud tree!! About to burst into flower! Great tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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