Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 It was the April cold snap. Go back and look at some of the historical old snaps with multiple days with temps even colder then what you had in February. Try 4 days in a row.if anything lady winters sustained cold was more damaging then a brief cold shot. I lost my dynamite crape myrtle last winter after 8 years of perfectionThey were blooming only on the bottom before that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 What does that have to do with feb temps? Can't be sure about DIT's case, but our forsythia - supposedly a hardy variety - would flower only below the midwinter snow depth if our temps had gotten much below -20. Since that occurs in about 80% of winters here, we finally gave up and replaced it with something else. I never detected any relation between its (non) performance and April temps. Would not a late killing freeze ruin all flower buds, rather than leaving those within a foot of the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Can't be sure about DIT's case, but our forsythia - supposedly a hardy variety - would flower only below the midwinter snow depth if our temps had gotten much below -20. Since that occurs in about 80% of winters here, we finally gave up and replaced it with something else. I never detected any relation between its (non) performance and April temps. Would not a late killing freeze ruin all flower buds, rather than leaving those within a foot of the ground?From the tree expert!! It absolutely was the Feb cold. Since it had blooms on it already at the end of Morch only at the bottom. Same with azaelas though those were not yet in bloom before April cold . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 One day of cold shouldn't cause that. I mean you are telling me if it was -12 it would be fine, but -17 for a few hours causes them not to bloom? Tossed. Look at 2004, did the same issue occur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 It was colder than -10 for many many hours. It's the reason. Iron clad. A few hours below 25 in April isn't going to hurt anything lol. It happens every year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Trees really took off yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 We leaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 As many of you know I have a soil temp sensor at ~6" depth. This morning it dropped to 45F...it's recovered to 49F so far and will probably rise another degree. I was curious to see the last day of each season where it reached 45F or cooler ... 2007 4/28 2008 5/1 2009 4/21 2010 4/19 2011 4/25 2012 4/14 2013 4/24 2014 4/28 2015 4/28 2016 4/28 YTD Basically right on par with other years. Obviously 2010 and 2012 stick out warm like a sore thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 All that really shows is sun angle is the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 It was colder than -10 for many many hours. It's the reason. Iron clad. A few hours below 25 in April isn't going to hurt anything lol. It happens every year Voodoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 AMOUT..It was indeed the Feb cold snap Dave Epstein @growingwisdom Valentine's Day weekend cold did quite the damage, normally these would be covered in blossoms. #Nopeachesforyou . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 The peach crop was known to be doomed for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 AMOUT..It was indeed the Feb cold snap Dave Epstein @growingwisdom Valentine's Day weekend cold did quite the damage, normally these would be covered in blossoms. #Nopeachesforyou . Weren't you asking about forsythia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Weren't you asking about forsythia? It was all flooring pants. The forsythia and azaleas are the 2 I mentioned..but it's all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Tips on dealing with clay soil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewbeer Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Add organic matter to the soil and mix it in. I've also heard that adding gypsum and working that in also helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Gypsum.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Great article on how the cold in Feb crushed the Peach crop..but it also crushed most of the flowering perennials etc.. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-peach-crop-problems-0503-20160503-story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Great article on how the cold in Feb crushed the Peach crop..but it also crushed most of the flowering annuals etc.. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-peach-crop-problems-0503-20160503-story.html Like marigolds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I will say that my peach tree doesn't appear to have any active buds on it this spring. The crab apple tree next to it is already flowering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I will say that my peach tree doesn't appear to have any active buds on it this spring. The crab apple tree next to it is already flowering. The Reliance peach (zone 5, but I wanted to try it at my Z-4 cold pocket) I planted in the spring of 1998 had no surviving flower buds in 1999, 2000, or 2001, though the other buds were fine and the tree doubled in size each year. Bottom temps in each of those winters was -25. Then 2001-02 had a coldest morning of just -12 and the tree was covered with blossoms, producing 100+ sweet, tennis-ball-size fruits. Alas, Jan-Mar 2003 featured 12 mornings with temps -20 to -29, and everything above the graft was dead. A weak sprout from below the graft barely survived summer, much less winter. At least I got that one crop before being taught that my place is too cold for peaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amarshall Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 We drove to Wayland Saturday and it's full leaf out there. On the coast we hardly have buds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 4, 2016 Author Share Posted May 4, 2016 We drove to Wayland Saturday and it's full leaf out there. On the coast we hardly have buds. My oaks are starting to come out, but I noticed other oaks and maples really aren't far along. Norwegian maples however have almost fully leafed out...but they are always early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Beaucoup dandelion blossoms in the lawns here in Augusta. None yet up home, though the coltsfoot and trout lilies are blooming. Willows are greening up, along with the invasive shrubs in the understory, and aspens/red maples are fully flowered. Other trees await some warmth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Most trees made pretty good progress the last couple of days. I'm hoping they're all done by Wednesday's pool opening to minimize the 'leaf crap' blowing in. The apples are doing really well. A couple of the later varieties are slow to come along but are trying. I'm hoping that the cool weather will delay the blossoming a little so they all bloom together. I'm really eager for a good apples season. The buds are very promising. I just need them to open and some bees for healthy cross-pollination and I'll be in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hardly any leaf out here. This is latest I can recall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Rain has been good for the grass at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Rain has been good for the grass at work. what a nightmare that must be to mow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 what a nightmare that must be to mow.crew does quick work of it with zero turns but b**ch me out every year as they want those birches down. We did drop 5 birches this year damaged by the concrete storm on the other side of the building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Rain has been good for the grass at work. Drool. I'll never have that lawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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