Comments on: body count http://awaytogarden.com/body-count Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy from Cold Climate Gardening http://awaytogarden.com/body-count/comment-page-1#comment-347 Kathy from Cold Climate Gardening Sun, 04 May 2008 01:31:30 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=287#comment-347 I have learned to do heuchera patrol as soon as the snow melts and keep smushing them back in the ground until there's no more danger of frost. I was given several potted shrubs in mid-October and didn't have time to put them in the ground before it froze solid. I kept them on my porch snug up to the house and watered them whenever they seemed dry. So far only one shows signs of life . . . I have learned to do heuchera patrol as soon as the snow melts and keep smushing them back in the ground until there’s no more danger of frost. I was given several potted shrubs in mid-October and didn’t have time to put them in the ground before it froze solid. I kept them on my porch snug up to the house and watered them whenever they seemed dry. So far only one shows signs of life . . .

]]> By: margaret http://awaytogarden.com/body-count/comment-page-1#comment-333 margaret Fri, 02 May 2008 16:31:23 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=287#comment-333 I am comforted and also sad, of course, to hear about other heuchera tragedies, cyclamen consternation (I have seen absolute SHEETS of them in Nancy Goodwin's astonishing garden in N.C., wow!), all of it. As I worked outside this morning I did finally see some touches--high up in a large magnolia (emerging leaves touched), for instance. But my three or four potted Japanese maples, which overwinter in the garage but have been out a few weeks in the open, are totally fine. How weird. As for Maria's question, I am of the wait and worry camp (or actually I don't even know if I worry any longer). But I don't do much except let the plants grow out of whatever happens--sometimes it's frost, other times wind blows twigs down and punctures all the big-leaf ornamentals into green lace, and then there's always the possibility of drought.. Gardening. Love it. I am comforted and also sad, of course, to hear about other heuchera tragedies, cyclamen consternation (I have seen absolute SHEETS of them in Nancy Goodwin’s astonishing garden in N.C., wow!), all of it. As I worked outside this morning I did finally see some touches–high up in a large magnolia (emerging leaves touched), for instance. But my three or four potted Japanese maples, which overwinter in the garage but have been out a few weeks in the open, are totally fine. How weird.
As for Maria’s question, I am of the wait and worry camp (or actually I don’t even know if I worry any longer). But I don’t do much except let the plants grow out of whatever happens–sometimes it’s frost, other times wind blows twigs down and punctures all the big-leaf ornamentals into green lace, and then there’s always the possibility of drought..
Gardening.
Love it.

]]> By: Maria Nation http://awaytogarden.com/body-count/comment-page-1#comment-331 Maria Nation Fri, 02 May 2008 16:12:15 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=287#comment-331 Leslie, I could have written your post! I'm here in Ashley Falls, MA and had the same problems. My brand new Japanese Maple... bleeding hearts (REALLY bleeding now!), even the peonies and alliums are hurting! The Cotonus, the astilbe (didn't know ANYTHING could hurt them!) QUESTION: what to do? Anything? Wait and worry? Cut back? And Margaret hit the mystery on the head: the gardeners in the colder parts of town didn't get the same jump on the season we did. (I am just realizing this now!) So those plants waited to make their appearance. This sucks! I'm just wandering around out there "oy-ing" and "oy-ing." Any advice at all? thanks! Maria Leslie,

I could have written your post! I’m here in Ashley Falls, MA and had the same problems. My brand new Japanese Maple… bleeding hearts (REALLY bleeding now!), even the peonies and alliums are hurting! The Cotonus, the astilbe (didn’t know ANYTHING could hurt them!)

QUESTION: what to do? Anything? Wait and worry? Cut back?

And Margaret hit the mystery on the head: the gardeners in the colder parts of town didn’t get the same jump on the season we did. (I am just realizing this now!) So those plants waited to make their appearance.

This sucks! I’m just wandering around out there “oy-ing” and “oy-ing.”

Any advice at all?

thanks!

Maria

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