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The 2023 Lawn, Garden, Landscape Party Discussion


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1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Hoping for 30+ here and only a couple hours of it. Better yet, keep the wind up and stay above freezing. The apples and pears are pretty tough so I'm not too worried about them unless we start getting into the 20s. The orchards in the MRV may be a different story...especially CON/Loudon. I'm worried there will be no PYO peaches at Carter Hill Orchard this year.

I haven't had a lot of experience with this much cold this late with my pawpaw trees, but I think they'll be fine too. It is what it is. Most of the potted plants will be coming in...even the figs and avocados. I did have the avos outside for that May 2020 snow/cold event and they survived despite a little leaf burning.

Are the peach trees already cooked for this year due to that cold in Feb?

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
322 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023

MEZ012>014-018>028-033-NHZ003>013-015-180730-
/O.UPG.KGYX.FZ.A.0001.230518T0500Z-230518T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.FZ.W.0001.230518T0500Z-230518T1100Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal
Waldo-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Grafton-Northern
Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-
Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-Interior
Rockingham-Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills,
Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New
Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens,
Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis,
Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington,
Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Greene,
Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls,
Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo,
Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo,
Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery,
Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth,
Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin,
Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle,
Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland,
Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport,
Searsmont, Lincolnville, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Bethlehem,
Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley,
Woodstock, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch,
Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield,
Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro,
Moultonborough, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham,
Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord,
Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington,
Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Gilsum,
Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua,
Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead,
Exeter, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough,
Sharon, and Weare
322 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and western Maine.
  Portions of central, northern, and southern New Hampshire.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$
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21 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Bring them in........

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gray ME
322 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023

MEZ012>014-018>028-033-NHZ003>013-015-180730-
/O.UPG.KGYX.FZ.A.0001.230518T0500Z-230518T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KGYX.FZ.W.0001.230518T0500Z-230518T1100Z/
Southern Oxford-Southern Franklin-Southern Somerset-Interior York-
Central Interior Cumberland-Androscoggin-Kennebec-Interior Waldo-
Coastal York-Coastal Cumberland-Sagadahoc-Lincoln-Knox-Coastal
Waldo-Interior Cumberland Highlands-Northern Grafton-Northern
Carroll-Southern Grafton-Southern Carroll-Sullivan-Merrimack-
Belknap-Strafford-Cheshire-Eastern Hillsborough-Interior
Rockingham-Western And Central Hillsborough-
Including the cities of Bethel, Bryant Pond, Hanover, Locke Mills,
Milton, Newry, Rumford, Norway, Fryeburg, Oxford, Farmington, New
Sharon, New Vineyard, Temple, Wilton, Chesterville, Jay, Athens,
Cornville, Skowhegan, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Embden, Madison, Hollis,
Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Goodwins Mills, Buxton, Limington,
Berwick, New Gloucester, Gray, North Windham, Gorham, Greene,
Lewiston, Sabattus, Wales, Minot, Turner, Auburn, Livermore Falls,
Augusta, Sidney, Windsor, Vassalboro, Waterville, China, Palermo,
Brooks, Jackson, Knox, Liberty, Montville, Morrill, Waldo,
Winterport, Unity, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kittery,
Portland, Cape Elizabeth, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth,
Brunswick, Arrowsic, Bath, Phippsburg, Bowdoinham, Topsham, Bowdoin,
Whitefield, Dresden, Alna, Bremen, Bristol, Damariscotta, Newcastle,
Boothbay Harbor, Wiscasset, Waldoboro, Owls Head, Rockland,
Appleton, Camden, Hope, Rockport, Thomaston, Belfast, Northport,
Searsmont, Lincolnville, Bridgton, Harrison, Naples, Bethlehem,
Lincoln, Littleton, Sugar Hill, Thornton, Waterville Valley,
Woodstock, North Conway, Albany, Conway, Chatham, Crawford Notch,
Lyme, Ashland, Ellsworth, Holderness, Plymouth, Rumney, Wakefield,
Bridgewater, Brookfield, Ossipee, Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro,
Moultonborough, Claremont, Cornish, Croydon, Goshen, Grantham,
Lempster, Newport, Charlestown, Boscawen, Canterbury, Concord,
Dunbarton, Loudon, Hooksett, Laconia, Gilford, Meredith, Barrington,
Rochester, Dover, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Durham, Madbury, Gilsum,
Keene, Marlow, Sullivan, Surry, Jaffrey, Manchester, Pelham, Nashua,
Salem, Atkinson, Newton, Plaistow, Chester, Derry, Hampstead,
Exeter, Amherst, Milford, Mont Vernon, Goffstown, Peterborough,
Sharon, and Weare
322 PM EDT Wed May 17 2023

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central, southwest, and western Maine.
  Portions of central, northern, and southern New Hampshire.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

 

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23 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Those froze, High up has nothing to do with it, You get frost on the rooftops....lol

Yea--and unless the pic is deceiving, it looks like only 2ft off the ground..lol.

But yea TBlizz-might be cold damage...all of my young maple trees that are roughly 8-10ft tall look like shit still...leaves totally wilted and drooping straight down. 

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2 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said:

Yea--and unless the pic is deceiving, it looks like only 2ft off the ground..lol.

But yea TBlizz-might be cold damage...all of my young maple trees that are roughly 8-10ft tall look like shit still...leaves totally wilted and drooping straight down. 

I had one of my hanging plants take a good hit last week when i left them out and the temp hit 30 that morning, Those were 6' off the ground.

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13 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said:

Yea--and unless the pic is deceiving, it looks like only 2ft off the ground..lol.

But yea TBlizz-might be cold damage...all of my young maple trees that are roughly 8-10ft tall look like shit still...leaves totally wilted and drooping straight down. 

Damn, that sucks. I’m just intrigued why the bottom for the most part was fine. Hopefully the whole tree isn’t zapped.

 

and yeah, the tree is only like 3.5 feet tall at this point lol

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15 hours ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

We are also making a Pollinator garden to go along with our thuja green giants.

 

purchased this:

 

https://www.bluestoneperennials.com/POLLG

 

Nice!

Unrelated to your post, but it reminded me....

I was reading something last night about Monarchs.  The ones that travel to NE have the furthest to travel, and so need a great deal of pollen (fuel) before their return south.  Often, people will plant milkweed to attract them for laying/hatching - which is great - but they don't plant late-flowering plants to provide them the fuel for travel.

So, I guess, it's important for monarchs to not only have milkweed but also late flowering plants.

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1 hour ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Damn, that sucks. I’m just intrigued why the bottom for the most part was fine. Hopefully the whole tree isn’t zapped.

 

and yeah, the tree is only like 3.5 feet tall at this point lol

Top loses heat out to space. Bottom has heat radiating up and down from the ground. They’re also sheltered from the foliage above that’s getting fried. 
 

When you get a light frost have you ever noticed it’s frost free under the tree canopy yet frosted around and outward from it? 

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2 hours ago, backedgeapproaching said:

Yea--and unless the pic is deceiving, it looks like only 2ft off the ground..lol.

But yea TBlizz-might be cold damage...all of my young maple trees that are roughly 8-10ft tall look like shit still...leaves totally wilted and drooping straight down. 

yeah I have a bunch of young maples out in my way back yard that took a licking with the cold the other morning. saggy and droopy. I also have a few young oaks, all the tiny leaves and stuff look dead. i am sure both maples and oaks will come back after some rain and warmer temps. or so I really really hope!

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7 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Top loses heat out to space. Bottom has heat radiating up and down from the ground. They’re also sheltered from the foliage above that’s getting fried. 
 

When you get a light frost have you ever noticed it’s frost free under the tree canopy yet frosted around and outward from it? 

I went and checked my wild blueberry patch this morning, and saw exactly as you describe - top flowers fried, underneath generally unscathed.

https://ibb.co/KLchJHn

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8 hours ago, tunafish said:

 

Nice!

Unrelated to your post, but it reminded me....

I was reading something last night about Monarchs.  The ones that travel to NE have the furthest to travel, and so need a great deal of pollen (fuel) before their return south.  Often, people will plant milkweed to attract them for laying/hatching - which is great - but they don't plant late-flowering plants to provide them the fuel for travel.

So, I guess, it's important for monarchs to not only have milkweed but also late flowering plants.

Interesting. Ideally we’d like to establish a small garden that has blooms during the entire warm season.

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