remist17
Shohin
My area will be getting down into the low 20's at night but getting near 60 during the day. The trees still have green leaves. What precautions should I be taking? I think its to early to put them into winter storage.
I think it depends on what trees you have...
Good evening all. Quick question for you again. I had some tridents drop their leaves. These were purchased these this fall from a place in Washington. I put these in the mulch tonight. The rest are still green. All the green trees are ones that have been with me for three winters. My question is if the trees still have leaves after thanksgiving can I put them in the mulch beds?
People up here generally don't put trees into storage until Thanksgiving or a bit later (depending on the conditions each year). I have all my hardy stuff out where it spent the summer. We had a night down to 23 about a week ago and tonight it's already down to 27 (and probably heading toward 20). Established, fully hardy trees should be fine whether they've dropped their leaves or not. Recent air layers or cuttings (or repots) might benefit from some extra protection.
Chris
But boy, what an early hard freeze for us here.
We had a "surprise" freeze last night...temps were predicted to stay in the mid 20s but my thermometer read 17 this morning (which tied record low for the date). Some trees were moved inside but many are still out unprotected. Hope that wasn't a mistake!
I lived in the Buffalo NY area, the Chautauqua Lake area, and the most upper portion of NY 52 miles North of Lake Placid for a LOT of years before I moved to South East PA. I have never depended on weather forecasts or anyone to tell me when to winter plants... I use a rather primitive method and it has worked well for years. I keep four climbing roses in 5 gallon pots in the north south east and west of ANY property I live on. They tell me when to mulch, protect, and leave alone any outdoor plants I have at any given time... They are far more dependable then any weather report or theory and acclimate without any bull(*^).
Simple system for complex minds...
Grimmy
Well, come on now...you've got to tell us more about this system! Since I don't for one minute believe that you have talking roses, what clues do you rely on?
Chris
Is it really early? I know the last few winters have not had "real" winter cold, but I would think the Chicago area would get their first frost in early to mid October, and a hard freeze would usually follow in the weeks afterward. In SE MA, I'd expect hard freezes by late October as a rule...