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Winter losses- time to get realistic.
Ok here we are rushing towards the end of May I have to face facts there are some things that are just not coming back. That sudden extra cold snap "did" for a number of things that normally would have survived. I know we have too many plants in pots & it's mostly those that have suffered but not all things were in pots, and those that were, were mostly in substantial containers not just plastic pots, or were given other protection. I think the cold winds did as much damage as the actual temperatures.
The toll so far,
4 out of 6 Agapanthus
several small ferns in the green wall,
only 1 out of 5 heliotrope survived despite them all being lifted & put in the protection of the greenhouse (in the propagator for most of the time)
1 Acer palmatum, disectum (green leaves)
On the Allotments:
Only 3 out of 8 Dahlia stools survived even though they were all kept together, in an insulated shed
An upright cordon Pear tree, in fairness this tree has been struggling for a while I nearly dug it out 2 years ago but relented when it fruited again I did not know then that this was it's last hoorah!
Considering I do not live in a particularly challenging area weather wise quite a bad year really. How have others managed?
The toll so far,
4 out of 6 Agapanthus
several small ferns in the green wall,
only 1 out of 5 heliotrope survived despite them all being lifted & put in the protection of the greenhouse (in the propagator for most of the time)
1 Acer palmatum, disectum (green leaves)
On the Allotments:
Only 3 out of 8 Dahlia stools survived even though they were all kept together, in an insulated shed
An upright cordon Pear tree, in fairness this tree has been struggling for a while I nearly dug it out 2 years ago but relented when it fruited again I did not know then that this was it's last hoorah!
Considering I do not live in a particularly challenging area weather wise quite a bad year really. How have others managed?
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Pots of gladioli, dahlia and even some calibrachoa plugs I forgot to bin at the end of the summer 😕.