nearing Snow and New growth?

[Deitz Dittrich]

How worried should I be about the predicted 6 inches of more of the white CRAAP.. got some new pretties that I would like to make it through.

[LwnmwnMan2]

I know a landscape guy in the area that can do some new installs for you

Truthfully, you should be fine. You might have a slight bit of dieback but nothing to be too concerned about.

That's the trouble with this time of year, and the reason that I keep telling everyone to just hold off on clearing beds. It's not about getting warmth into your bed right now, it's about keeping the cold in, until you know for sure that the warmth is here to stay.

[LwnmwnMan2]

I suppose you could stay up Tues. night with a hair dryer, keeping those melted off.

You may end up having to cut the flowers back, but most likely not too much.

[Deitz Dittrich]

LOL-- Thanks Lawnie!!! Off to Wallmart to buy more hair dryers.. LOL

[pureinsanity]

Put a 5 gallon bucket over it deitz, when its done snowing, which is probaby wont snow much just take the bucket off.

[Deitz Dittrich]

I like that idea.. but would need 30 buckets.. LOL

[LwnmwnMan2]

Kill two birds with one stone....

Drink lots and lots of water before you go to bed, then when you get up to go to work, melt the snow off and water them at the same time.

It should still be dark enough outside so the neighbors won't see (too well).

[Nainoa]

In general a lot of cold weather plants have a natural cold tolerance. My snow peas live all the way down to 20 degrees. Spinach is the same way etc... Tullips wouldn't come up in the frost season without some frost resistance etc...

Now if you're really afraid something is going to get nuked in a bad storm... Just build a floating row cover out of some scrap wood and clear plastic. It will keep the snow off them and give some insulative air to keep the worst of it from hitting them.

[MN Shutterbug]

I know very little about flowers except that is a very pretty one.