I shouldn't have waited .......

14 years ago

I must do this every year. I wait until the very last minute and them have the mad rush to move all my plants. I wasn't expecting a freeze warning but we got one for tonight : ( DH, DS, a few of his friends and I spent 4 hours this afternoon moving plants. I got about 2/3 of the potted plants put away but haven't touched any of the stuff inground. I'm going to drape burlap over some passifloras and cross my fingers and hope the brugs don't get too badly damaged exposed to the elements. I concentrated on moving the brugs that have seed pods that I want to ripen but there's nothing I can do about many of the passion fruit. It's either cut the vines back and sacrifice the fruit or cover and pray. I chose the latter and hope it was the right decision. I HATE THE COLD!!!!!!!!!

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kasha77
14 years ago
Praying is always Good! I know how you feel Karyn- we're supposed to get a heavy rain and cold temps tomorrow followed by frost the next day! Bad news for Brugs!
maile_2010
14 years ago
It happens every year Girls. Imagine if you were a cash crop farmer and your lively hood depended on your weather decision. Hope everything goes in your favor.
Jerry
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knotz
14 years ago
Good luck you guys!!!!
karyn1
Original Author
14 years ago
Brrrrrr!!!!!!!! It's cold this morning. It doesn't appear that anything left outside has been damaged but it's supposed to be even colder tonight with a possibility of light snow. We'll see how they hold up to that. I'm going to try and at least cut the plants back but I don't have the time to do anything else until Sunday.
chena
14 years ago
Got my fingers crossed for ya.. Save the Passi's!!!!!

Kylie
plantlover49
14 years ago
Karyn
I just got done digging all my Brugs up, I didn't bother to count them, just dug them up, put them with their root ball in heavy contractor bags, we're suppose to have a heavy frost Sunday night, next year I will sank the pots instead of planting them in the ground, that's to much like work, I hope all yours makes it
Elizabeth
eloise_ca
14 years ago
That time of the year for you all, again. I hope you are able to save your very best ones Karyn, and, that those left behind will survive.
Ament
14 years ago
Ick, I hope things go alright with the cold. It was 27 degrees when I went to bed here. Brr!

~Tina
chena
14 years ago
We survived a heavy Frost last night.. No wilted spinach leaves on the Brugs.. I guess it is really time to start digging!!! yuk!!!

Kylie
karyn1
Original Author
14 years ago
I give up. It's snowing, a lot! I ran out and took cuttings from some of the inground brugs. Nothing's labeled so I have no idea what is what. I'm going to lose a boatload of passifloras which really has me upset. This just might be the last straw for me. I might be sticking to small tropical, like succulents from now on. Temps should still be in the 60's during the daytime here, not snowing!!!!! At least I'm not in Western MD where they are expecting at least 10 inches. The ski resorts aren't even up and running yet!
Ament
14 years ago
So sorry Karyn, if I could help you I would. =(

~Tina