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Dodged the first bullet!

20 years ago

We had frost warnings overnight here but woke up to see it didn't happen. Whew! I just transplanted several things this week plus put in a bunch of new baby hostas (that I spent too much money on!) a few weeks ago. I was hoping everything would have a bit more time to get established before our first frost. So I guessed I dodged the first bullet. I guess I should hurry up and get those last three daylily clumps in today while I still can. I love Fall but I want to keep it warm just a while longer...purely to protect my investment you understand!

Anybody in PA get a frost? Anybody still have plants to get in the ground before it's too late?

Comments (8)

  • 20 years ago

    We sort of dodged it, frost on the roof but it seems most plants escaped it. I covered the most tender of the ones that were not under the patio roof. I still have seeds to harvest on the purple hyacinth bean vine that I did not want to chance losing. I should be able to harvest them this weekend. On the way to work I passed a house that had hostas that took a pretty hard hit, I was surprised to seen them flat on the ground!

  • 20 years ago

    Hard to think of frost with the really warm temps we've been having here in Bucks,but I had to put the heat on for a while early this morning so it won't be long. So many things are brown and dried up from the drought we've been having it looks like a frost hit.

  • 20 years ago

    In my yard I look to the paulownias as the first sign of frost. The slightest tinge, and their leaves go black and fall the next day. Fo far, nothing down here near the Del border.

    George

  • 20 years ago

    No frost here either, was concerned about leaving my brugs out, but Thank God, it didn't frost. I still have tons of blooms. Now the wind storm the other night I could have lived without. It knocked down all my pots and made a real mess. I still have tons to plant before it gets to late. I have several daylilies in pots that will get planted in there pots in a holding bed until spring. Looks like we will have another good week as far as night temps go.

  • 20 years ago

    I've got 20 hostas to plant yet and tons of bulbs.
    We had frost warnings too. Was 35 here this morning.

  • 20 years ago

    No frost here in Allegheny County, thankfully. If anything, please let the earth tilt so that the eastern US coast ends up on the equator!

  • 20 years ago

    No frost here in Pittsburgh yet but they are calling for it later on this week. For any of you water gardeners take heed and get your tropicals brought inside. I took mine out Friday and brought them in. They just cost too much to lose them.

  • 20 years ago

    I saw the week's weather forecast....b'rrrrrrrrr. I am not ready for this, not at all.

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