Payback time?
Roy Sachs (Fri, 17 Feb 2006 19:37:09 PST)
**It's always nice to have life put into perspective. On the Northern
CA (USA) coast we have moderate temperatures, and our little bouts of
freezes are usually in Dec with a sneaky batch in mid to late January.
Three nights of 27-28F in mid Feb have knocked the wind out of me and
some of the more tender plants.
I had been chomping back figuring it was safe now.
Surprise!
All my species Fuchsias are frozen, the Cannas too. I'll find more
things as each day arrives after the freezing nights.
.
I moved the Ferraria and some orchids in spike into the house where
it'll probably be too warm for them.
I'm trying to cover the Lachs at night.
Sigh...
is it snowing up there, yet, still? we might get some flurries tonight...
Crinum foliage collapsed night before last, many alstroemeria
likewise, a Watsonia inflorescence wilted just as it reached full
bloom, but lots of daffodils and related narcissus look fine; and
Freesia alba also is standing tall with flowers about ready to pop.
Could have been worse.
Roy
Davis, CA; after a 28 F (-2 C) siege two nights ago.