tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post6737781728597452809..comments2023-10-25T00:33:33.890-07:00Comments on MulchMaid: Bring out your dead*MulchMaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-6619942449611355582017-02-11T22:38:24.854-08:002017-02-11T22:38:24.854-08:00I'm so sorry to see all the damage you've ...I'm so sorry to see all the damage you've sustained from your unseasonable winter. But ya gotta love squid agave, right? It sailed through our deep freezes here in Austin in December with no covering too, while others have turned to mush. Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-86497764026723146012017-01-29T20:38:57.187-08:002017-01-29T20:38:57.187-08:00Sorry for your plant losses and am hoping the best...Sorry for your plant losses and am hoping the best for your wounded. Your snow looked pretty even though it did so much damage. outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-41065009001578338202017-01-26T21:53:07.886-08:002017-01-26T21:53:07.886-08:00I'm appreciating this study of the snow damage...I'm appreciating this study of the snow damage in your yard. My ceanothus look like yours. They aren't the longest-lived anyway, so I suppose that is one consolation. It seems that a lot of my drought tolerant plants (except for natives) are not well adapted to snow loads. It feels like a worse problem for them than the cold. (I live in Scappoose, BTW.)<br />Thanks for sharing this!Alyse Lansinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953317608061300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-62419211877099266332017-01-23T17:21:48.972-08:002017-01-23T17:21:48.972-08:00I've been afraid to take true inventory but wh...I've been afraid to take true inventory but what I do know is that we will have plenty of firewood on hand for at least the next year and maybe more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-91279261661803850162017-01-22T08:57:02.358-08:002017-01-22T08:57:02.358-08:00Jane, I like your attitude about continuing to pla...Jane, I like your attitude about continuing to plant what you find interesting. Here in supposedly easy zone 10 I get complete collapse of flourishing plants mid summer from nasty soil organisms -- so it's always something, whatever your zone.Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-17243922147402748752017-01-21T17:08:15.737-08:002017-01-21T17:08:15.737-08:00Oh, sorry to see that you've lost some fine pl...Oh, sorry to see that you've lost some fine plants. This winter has been unexpected in a lot of ways. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-74127430003350508872017-01-21T11:29:38.877-08:002017-01-21T11:29:38.877-08:00Glad to see so much of your snow has melted finall...Glad to see so much of your snow has melted finally. Bummer about some of your plants that you thought might be hardy enough to last. But now you have openings for new ones!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-59385700593560672542017-01-21T09:03:18.121-08:002017-01-21T09:03:18.121-08:00So you've got ice and snow over there and all ...So you've got ice and snow over there and all our snow in Chicago has melted (for now, at least). How strange is that?Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-82637644101790342872017-01-21T07:53:01.771-08:002017-01-21T07:53:01.771-08:00Sorry about the damages, Jane, but I honestly don&...Sorry about the damages, Jane, but I honestly don't think it looks too bad. I think your snow pictures look beautiful, but then again, I'm one of those who does like the winter brightness added by some snow. That said, I imagine we all will have some new spots to fill, come spring. Anna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12284847045808194242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-47559491373576518612017-01-20T17:28:22.102-08:002017-01-20T17:28:22.102-08:00Oh my, I am sad about your Acacia ! Hoping you'...Oh my, I am sad about your Acacia ! Hoping you'll find some green wood in there when spring rolls around. kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-52510302704237412572017-01-20T15:14:44.479-08:002017-01-20T15:14:44.479-08:00I'm still waiting to really see plants during ...I'm still waiting to really see plants during the day to see what happened. There are a lot of smashed Daphne, squashed Grevillea and Callistemon with shattered stems. I only have a few broken branches though, so I will be optimistic! Fingers crossed your babies are all right! Matthew - The Lents Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322893329475944946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-66720967274821435702017-01-20T14:15:21.590-08:002017-01-20T14:15:21.590-08:00Ouch. A garden that doesn't change over the ye...Ouch. A garden that doesn't change over the years is boring anyway, right?Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-82694334800713130502017-01-20T13:08:26.124-08:002017-01-20T13:08:26.124-08:00All told, it doesn't look that bad, to me at l...All told, it doesn't look that bad, to me at least. I'm not sure if I had any damage from the snow, but I have a lot of cold damage, mostly on things I planted last year. I'm still waiting on most things to see if they are dead or just look like it at the moment, and what will recover in spring.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-50224476456191080912017-01-20T12:33:03.605-08:002017-01-20T12:33:03.605-08:00The lesson for me is that for many plants, it isn&...The lesson for me is that for many plants, it isn't winter hardiness so much as it's the weight of the snow and ice that they will succumb to. We can be diligent to push the snow off but the ice isn't going to budge until it warms up. I'm glad most of your plants bounce back. Even the ones that look dead now might surprise you later. GRACE PETERSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04520343332670354262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335321786750265682.post-81236612815152214192017-01-20T12:13:21.754-08:002017-01-20T12:13:21.754-08:00Your Agave bracteosa are impressive. I'm goin...Your Agave bracteosa are impressive. I'm going to have to get one. I wouldn't give up completely on your Abutilon, it may be frozen down, but still be capable of recovering from its base, especially if you mulched it. Your Trachys will be fine. Your Acacia....maybe not. I lost one, around '04, that had a 4" trunk. It looked okay with its rigid phyllodes until spring when it all turned brown and died.Garden Riotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910812269776563424noreply@blogger.com