Late frost - got my “watch for it” going on….

[fireman32]

I’d wait til Easter

 

[TJay]

Woke to 31 here this morning. It's 32 now, could have been worse I guess.

 

[ChattBuck]

We got it this morning in NWGA, 27 at the house at 7am.

Mama is mad. Half our blankets and sheets are covering up budding azaleas around the house!

 

[ucfireman]

Easter is early this year, Id wait till tax day. to plant anything.


I have not noticed any damage to blueberries in the past.
Figs will drop leaves and early figs but grow back.
Peaches? last year was the first year mine bloomed so no experience there.
Pawpaws will get bit, or at least mine did last year.
Persimmons and Chestnuts are not leafed out yet.
But last years last cold was really cold and we got 2 within about 1-2 of each other.
Oaks will be fine as long as we get some dry for the pollination, I dint know if they get frozen or not, seems to me more dependent of rain washing pollens away.

Time will tell but I don't think this one was too bad, cold but not for a long period, and windy enough to prevent a hard frost.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Easter is early this year, Id wait till tax day. to plant anything.


I have not noticed any damage to blueberries in the past.
Figs will drop leaves and early figs but grow back.
Peaches? last year was the first year mine bloomed so no experience there.
Pawpaws will get bit, or at least mine did last year.
Persimmons and Chestnuts are not leafed out yet.
But last years last cold was really cold and we got 2 within about 1-2 of each other.
Oaks will be fine as long as we get some dry for the pollination, I dint know if they get frozen or not, seems to me more dependent of rain washing pollens away.

Time will tell but I don't think this one was too bad, cold but not for a long period, and windy enough to prevent a hard frost.

Well stated summary.

I am not waiting to plant anything, just hoping the trees I have going don’t get zapped.

 

[Long Cut]

I’ve got 1 dozen blueberry cuttings in an indoor makeshift greenhouse. Waiting for them to drop roots and move them outdoors to their “forever spots”.

Praying the weather stays above freezing from here-on-out.

 

[Jim Boyd]

I’ve got 1 dozen blueberry cuttings in an indoor makeshift greenhouse. Waiting for them to drop roots and move them outdoors to their “forever spots”.

Praying the weather stays above freezing from here-on-out.

I really want to try this - with pear cuttings.

All insight is appreciated’

 

[fireman32]

Just a bit of frost this morning in one low spot. Pretty sure nothing got burnt last night.

 

[BourbonBill]

It has been cold here but no frost, signs of spring are appearing:

Carpenter bees have been here
Bluebirds sitting on a nest of 5 eggs
Blueberries in full bloom
taters and corn up in the garden
Bumble bees are buzzing around the azaleas which are in full bloom
fig tree in full foliage
pecan trees are starting to get green
Hummingbirds have arrived
and last night the lightning bugs were busy

Looks like Spring had sprung

 

[Jim Boyd]

It has been cold here but no frost, signs of spring are appearing:

Carpenter bees have been here
Bluebirds sitting on a nest of 5 eggs
Blueberries in full bloom
taters and corn up in the garden
Bumble bees are buzzing around the azaleas which are in full bloom
fig tree in full foliage
pecan trees are starting to get green
Hummingbirds have arrived
and last night the lightning bugs were busy

Looks like Spring had sprung

Wow

What a report!

Where, sir?

 

[Nicodemus]

31 here yesterday morning and 33 this morning. Looks like this might be our last cold spell, but I'm still not planting my vegetable garden till I know for sure. Covering my Satsuma saved the blooms. My 2 peach trees and fig are partly under a willow oak and it saved them from the frost.

 

[Redbow]

About the 3rd week in April I will plant a few vegetables, but we can still have cool nights here on the NC coast even after I wait that long to plant. Easter, well usually its cold here sometimes it isn't but I don't trust the weather with planting tender crops too early.

 

[BourbonBill]

Wow

What a report!

Where, sir?

South Central GA, about an hour north of the Fla line

 

[Long Cut]

I really want to try this - with pear cuttings.

All insight is appreciated’

I’m new to this as well, so unfortunately I don’t have much insight to offer.

I’m going off of my Father’s advice, whom learned from his Grandfather how to graft & propagate cuttings from olive, pear, fig, etc trees in Italy many many moons ago.

I’m also eyeing a white oak in a clients backyard. I’ve watched this tree in particular drop tons of acorns every single year, for the last 6-7 years. If I can get some cuttings from this tree to take… it will be very special. I’ve never come across an oak tree like this one.

 

[fireman32]

South Central GA, about an hour north of the Fla line

Not far from me if you’re talking an hour on -I-75. Similar sights here. Really like seeing all the azaleas in bloom. Dooly Co.

 

[Nicodemus]

Everything is wide open blooming and budding out around here in Lee County. Seminole even more so. Figs, peaches, pears, mayhaws, plums, red maples, you name it.

 

[Brim Hat]

full bloom in the Whigham area. Folks getting ready to start planting some fields around here.

 

[Jim Boyd]

Will see Bamberg county SC tomorrow.

Guessing it exploded since I left two weeks ago.

 

[Jim Boyd]

I see SOME frost burn.

Looking good overall.

 

[fireman32]

Chestnut and sawtooth surviving, no frost damage. Hoping the recent floods didn’t negatively affect the pollination to bad.