tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post4520157080104305846..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Hunker Down and Wait for FrostCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39016241769554810562012-03-28T20:28:46.522-04:002012-03-28T20:28:46.522-04:00Yes, we do generally use the hunker down method he...Yes, we do generally use the hunker down method here too, with mostly good results. However, I had to draw the line this year. My three year old doublefile viburnum had it's first ever buds, and I could not leave them to the vagaries of frost. I tucked them in! And my tiny little lilac tree? Well, it also spent the night under a blanket. I just couldn't miss that scent!RobinLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543576456983999997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-72335261528511642172012-03-27T23:51:53.119-04:002012-03-27T23:51:53.119-04:00What a great way to put it ... "hunker down&q...What a great way to put it ... "hunker down"! When the furnace kicked in last night, I tried not to panic. As you said, there are not enough blankets, sheets and tarps.Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-11843744946998141432012-03-27T12:46:06.218-04:002012-03-27T12:46:06.218-04:00Oh, the problems of an early Spring in Zone 6. Eve...Oh, the problems of an early Spring in Zone 6. Everything is blooming and we fear that we'll lose everything. Hang in there.Diannahttp://www.lydiastreet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-11352224095526336612012-03-27T11:51:39.444-04:002012-03-27T11:51:39.444-04:00Oh my all those beautiful blooms and leaves! We ar...Oh my all those beautiful blooms and leaves! We are not under frost advisory yet here in S. Wisconsin, but I'm sure the day will come... this early spring is too good to be true, of course.spurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576503805188297240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43136552006172935162012-03-27T10:11:54.339-04:002012-03-27T10:11:54.339-04:00It's so tough for me to do nothing when there ...It's so tough for me to do nothing when there are so many beautiful flowers in bloom. But you're right, it's usually best to just let it pass, and hope for the best.Jocelyn from the Garden Cornerhttp://www.gardencorner.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-32989560824074937912012-03-27T08:57:35.856-04:002012-03-27T08:57:35.856-04:00Frost arrived here during the night. 20 degrees at...Frost arrived here during the night. 20 degrees at 7:30 am. However, even though things are more advanced than usual we still don't have much in the way of bloom - so perhaps the damage on my hill will not be so severe.Commonweederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913336590036045901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-16161641122026642152012-03-27T07:58:15.454-04:002012-03-27T07:58:15.454-04:00I hope it does no damage and please do not send it...I hope it does no damage and please do not send it this way. I looked up 2009 when with spring in full swing we had a frost April 7th.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-28697083003665936862012-03-26T23:58:52.072-04:002012-03-26T23:58:52.072-04:00I am hunkering down too, hoping that we escape the...I am hunkering down too, hoping that we escape the dreaded frost. The weather sure has been lovely for late winter/early spring in Indiana.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-32388465167386897602012-03-26T23:25:55.599-04:002012-03-26T23:25:55.599-04:00Very beautiful blooms and foliage. Responding to c...Very beautiful blooms and foliage. Responding to changes in weather is totally different in different climes. Because there you panicked, almost, to the changes in times the expected arrives or not. In our climate of only wet and dry, where we are now supposedly in the dry, we are so very thankful that there are a few drizzles sometimes. At least it lessened the heat and give the drying grass Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-7766279193293630322012-03-26T21:37:36.404-04:002012-03-26T21:37:36.404-04:00crossing my fingers that there isn't any damag...crossing my fingers that there isn't any damage if the frost does come.The Bama Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648115536258106736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-3804945522968316412012-03-26T19:29:39.858-04:002012-03-26T19:29:39.858-04:00Hunkering Here in Chesterton! Will you give us a f...Hunkering Here in Chesterton! Will you give us a full report tomorrow?Jeanhttp://www.petaltalk-jean.comnoreply@blogger.com