eekuasepinniW Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 -17 will absolutely kill the buds but spare the wood on many varieties of forsythia. It's a common occurrence with them in colder parts of their range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 -17 will absolutely kill the buds but spare the wood on many varieties of forsythia. It's a common occurrence with them in colder parts of their range.Stop correcting me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Stop correcting me. It's so common Google will autocomplete "forsythia only"..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 It's so common Google will autocomplete "forsythia only".....I hate forsythia anyway. It looks more like a weed to me. I kinda wanna rip it out of the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I hate forsythia anyway. It looks more like a weed to me. I kinda wanna rip it out of the yard. Fully agree. I dislike most everything that blooms for 6 days once a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Saw my first forsythia bloom about 5 miles from LI sound, nothing up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Fully agree. I dislike most everything that blooms for 6 days once a year.If something is only going to bloom for a week I at least want it to be over the top and look like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Saw my first forsythia bloom about 5 miles from LI sound, nothing up here Must be magic. They are blooming for the last two weeks here. Even at 1k at Kevin's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Must be magic. They are blooming for the last two weeks here. Even at 1k at Kevin's. Been blooming for weeks and weeks in all the hiltons. Even Stafford which never seems to bloom. Mine have had bottom flowers since before the snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Must be magic. They are blooming for the last two weeks here. Even at 1k at Kevin's.must all be dead I guess, always see them on 164 in Griswold, first I saw were in Gales Ferry. I cut all those nasty bushes years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 must all be dead I guess, always see them on 164 in Griswold, first I saw were in Gales Ferry. I cut all those nasty bushes years ago. If they haven't bloomed, they must have been damaged. I have seen them damaged. I also am seeing Norwegian maples with those green bushy things about to leaf out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 If they haven't bloomed, they must have been damaged. I have seen them damaged. I also am seeing Norwegian maples with those green bushy things about to leaf out.saw dogwoods blooms in Westerly last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My azaleas are showing purple flowers.. But just like forsythia.. Only at the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My azaleas are showing purple flowers.. But just like forsythia.. Only at the bottom Yup. That happened with my forsythia. Awful plant, it it just looks more awful this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Grass has really greened up over the last few days. Azaleas are out too in a few spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nothing like fresh mulch in the spring. Mowing in 7-10 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I never mulch until the very end of May. Nothing worse than putting it down and then having it get covered with oak tassels, maple flowers, poplar fluff, and white pine krispies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Spring has made it to the NW part of the Lakes Region of NH. Spotted first yellow (well almost yellow) forsythia today. Everything rapidly follows. Forsythia has always marked true spring to me. Not daffodils or crocus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just like the forsythia.. The azaleas are only blooming at the very bottom.,I've never seen that happen in CT. Is this the normal up north where you get those -15 to -20 temps like we had here in Feb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Last year I gave my local fertilizer company a shot after starting at my neighbors yard looking perfect with zero irrigation. My irrigation + Lesco and I still have dead spots and crabgrass. They still haven't put down preemergent and I called them yesterday. They said it's not about the forsythia and more about soil temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Just like the forsythia.. The azaleas are only blooming at the very bottom.,I've never seen that happen in CT. Is this the normal up north where you get those -15 to -20 temps like we had here in Feb? It's not common because most of the ones up this way are the old fashioned deciduous azaleas suitable for zone 4. There are many less hardy varieties, like your evergreen azalea, that have been planted further north thanks to big box stores that stock things that just aren't reliable. My Lowes has sold blue atlas cedars before. Depends on variety, but your azalea most likely belongs in zone 6, but your -17 was pushing close to the zone 4 threshold. So it'll end up acting like a forsythia. Also, they need a lot of sun to look good, which seems iffy in that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 That area gets quite a bit of SS. Spring it's full sun there from 9-3 and summer a bit more. Was planted there when we bought the house in 05. There's a bunch of them here and some have low flowers and some have none.. So maybe they are different varieties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Nothing like fresh mulch in the spring. Mowing in 7-10 days I would expect you of all people to have crisper bed edges than that, come on man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 That area gets quite a bit of SS. Spring it's full sun there from 9-3 and summer a bit more. Was planted there when we bought the house in 05. There's a bunch of them here and some have low flowers and some have none.. So maybe they are different varieties? Possibly. There are several hundred named varieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 I would expect you of all people to have crisper bed edges than that, come on man! No edging FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 It most certainly is edged. Did all the beds last week before laid the mulch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Get pavers. Terrible red brick and cement steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 What an a hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 What an a hole ?? You should see mine. I have an asphalt walkway that is horrible. It's going soon. Figure a bigwig like you has the dough for improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I like the bricks. They aren't like actual bricks that grow moss in between them. They are more like wide, flat , smooth brick colored pavers. Had just been done when we bought the house. Power wash them once a year and they look really nice. The stone porch I don't like as it does crack on the side. But that's where I sit during tstorms. At least till the giant 5 pronged Oak 20 feet away gets struck and zaps me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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