There is something so satisfy about the crunch , crunch of step through hard - packed snowfall . It cue me of walk to and from class back when I was a sorely out - of - lieu Texas girl at college in upstate New York .
I hope this finds you safe, warm, and with power.
As the snow set out to run over the next few days , you may find yourself inquire about the position of your garden plant .
First , do n’t fret . Remember that when you do by everything that you do in the garden as an experimentation , you’re able to not run out . Whatever happens in the garden , good or bad , it ’s just feedback .
The best course of action when a plant looks dead after a hard freeze? Do nothing.
More often than not , gardeners prematurelypruneback or extract out frost - damaged plants that will finally resile .
When we had the big frost of 2021 , the rampart - trellised star jasmine that came with my old house looked completely toast . I get out the dead leafage in place out of diaphanous acedia , and in March , novel leaves lead off emerging from the ostensibly dead vines .
( At my unexampled household , I re - created this trellis using Crossvine , a Texas aborigine that is very cold tolerant . Star jasmine is a poor choice for North Texas . After the big halt of 2021 , the star jasmine vine never blossom decently again due to reprise deep frost . )
Progression of Star Jasmine vine from March 2021 to July 2021.
Annuals and warm-season vegetables? Pull out, and add to compost pile
perhaps you had fall tomato plants that were still animated a few years ago , but all quick - season veg and Robert Lee Frost - tender annual flowers are goners and should be pulled out and add to the compost peck .
Survival of cool - time of year veggies and annuals will bet on a number of factor including flora wellness , emplacement , and kind . For example , pansies tend to await jolly bad after a hard frost , but they are lively and will bounce back .
For plants hardy to our area (I still consider us Zone 7 for many reasons despite the USDA Zone 8 designation*), do notpruneback or remove.
I know the damaged industrial plant look unsightly , but you wo n’t know whether or not a plant has survived a hard freeze until growth summarise in the spring .
For perennial that course become flat back over winter and re - come forth from the base in bound ( Salvia farinacea and nemorosa , Turk ’s Cap , etc ) , you’re able to cut back the dead foliage , BUT I only recommend that you do this if the plant life has been in the flat coat for more than 12 month , and you have experience with cutting it back before spring ’s raw outgrowth emerges .
in person , I leave behind all perennial remain firm through winter . It cater wintertime interest in the garden , food and shelter for wildlife , and can isolate the plant cap ( for some plants ) .
Progression of Star Jasmine vine from March 2021 to July 2021.
Here’s your gardening task list for this weekend:
I just got in from running around the back thou with Daisy in an attempt to burn off off some of that puppy energy . She will chase after a ball , but ca n’t be bothered to contribute it back , so really , I ’m the one being exercised .
Once she settle down for a morning pile , I ’m going to start my annual recital of the Johnny ’s Catalog . I read it overcompensate to cover every year . It ’s extremely educational , and I always take something new . you may get a copyhere .
outride lovesome out there , CWL
Salvia ‘Mystic Spires Blue’ covered in snow.
P.S. It ’s time to set off seeds indoors . If you ’re unsure what to start now , that ’s whatthe planner is for!!I’m still offer 15 % off to celebrate the New Year , so even if you have one already , it ’s a good time to bribe one for a friend , workfellow , or neighbour .
- I cover how to bribe plant life base on ouractualweather history versus the current USDA zona designation in thewinter cohort course of instruction ( i.e. North Texas Gardening 101 ) that starts January 22 . The syllabus is designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the North Texas climate formula as it relates to gardening . Seats are filling apace , so work now if you require to be included !
