tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post1278858338006167140..comments2024-03-19T05:40:13.786+00:00Comments on Spiky obsession: First frosts!Spiky Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-78326861810925145842012-10-17T09:33:41.679+01:002012-10-17T09:33:41.679+01:00I totally agree, I always look at how much the acc...I totally agree, I always look at how much the accepted hardiness of each plant has been tested and base what I do on that. So for instance I will be more confident that the information on agave parryi which is widely available in the UK is far better than the hardiness information on agave charazoi which is not.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-36302492429261366572012-10-17T04:57:34.308+01:002012-10-17T04:57:34.308+01:00These plants are often tougher than we realize. Pa...These plants are often tougher than we realize. Partly from why many get away with planting some things where they might not ordinarily be happy. And partly from us not knowing the true limits of certain plants, only assumed limits.<br /><br />Glad your plants were OK. Most times, our first frost is not a hard freeze...usually the hard freeze takes 3-4 weeks to hit after the 1st frost. The worst ones are when the first frost is a hard freeze...scary!Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-28470713538757229552012-10-16T11:54:00.421+01:002012-10-16T11:54:00.421+01:00I am a firm believer in the fact that plants shoul...I am a firm believer in the fact that plants should be 100% dry before the first frosts and this greatly improved hardiness. With the wettest summer on record (as you discovered on your visit) and the continued rain, wet is going to be a real issue this winter I think.Spiky Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336642361281619338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1238598581399721410.post-67081009398029690312012-10-16T06:09:13.056+01:002012-10-16T06:09:13.056+01:00Thank god!
You know at first I thought "okay...Thank god!<br /><br />You know at first I thought "okay I can play along" but then I quickly realized, no, not fun at all. Kind of like how I think, "ah I'll just let that die" about some random tender succulent and then the night before our first frost I'm out there in the dark cutting or digging with numb fingers. I think what gets me is how easy it really is to overwinter all of these plants. They may not look great come April but they will still be alive. <br /><br />Oh and that keeping them dry part? With over 2" of rain since Friday I'm feeling pretty good about the 80% I hauled inside/under cover. And worried about he other 20%...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.com